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Miles Archer

(21,797 posts)
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 08:14 PM Sunday

Trump: Venezuela's dead, and we need big investments from the oil companies to rebuild the infrastructure

Trump spoke to reporters on Air Force One as he traveled back to Washington, D.C. from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. His comments come after the Trump administration extracted Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife from Venezuela early on Saturday morning, flying them to the U.S. to stand trial on narco-terrorism and gun charges.

The president was asked about the move during a press gaggle with reporters.

"Venezuela, right now, is a dead country," Trump said. "We have to bring it back. We're going to have to have big investments from the oil companies to rebuild the infrastructure."

"The oil companies are ready to go," Trump continued. "They're going to go in. They're going to build the infrastructure. We built it to start off with many years ago. They took it away. You can't do that."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674846802/

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Trump: Venezuela's dead, and we need big investments from the oil companies to rebuild the infrastructure (Original Post) Miles Archer Sunday OP
Which oil companies? Blues Heron Sunday #1
He also said America was dead a year ago. Doodley Sunday #2
North Korea is an even deader country newdeal2 Sunday #3
But Venezuela is a Christian Nation? pwb Sunday #4
He's the brains of the GOP. LMAO. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sunday #5
what oil companies are "ready to go"? Skittles Sunday #6

pwb

(12,462 posts)
4. But Venezuela is a Christian Nation?
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 08:32 PM
Sunday

How can you kill Christians on one hand in Venezuela and fight for them in Nigeria on the other? Puke fake religion is on full display here.

Skittles

(169,599 posts)
6. what oil companies are "ready to go"?
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 08:36 PM
Sunday

and is that what our military was used for, to give something to fucking OIL COMPANIES?

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