Tucker Carlson: “In the days after that operation, the successful removal of…”

“Instead, you had the President of the United States say, we need the oil. Oil's really important. True and true. Therefore, we're going to take it. And therefore, apparently we did. In the days after that operation, the successful removal of the President of the country and the installation of his Vice president, Delsey Rodriguez, as President. Our President Donald Trump, held a widely publicized on camera meeting with the heads of American oil companies and talked through how we're going to split up the natural resources of Venezuela and why this is great for America.” (02:48–02:57)

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.