"President Donald Trump said Monday that he has spoken to U.S. oil companies about what happens after regime change in Venezuela. Nicolas Maduro seized power in 2024, claiming victory in the country's presidential elections, which the U.S. has officially condemned. The U.S. Coast Guard is currently pursuing a third oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela after having intercepted two others, and continues to bomb small vessels for allegedly carrying drugs to the United States."
"In a recent Vanity Fair interview, chief of staff Susie Wiles suggested Trump was, in fact, pursuing regime change, despite his never explicitly saying so himself. At a Mar-a-Lago press conference Monday to announce a new Trump Class of battleships, a reporter asked, if Trump had spoken to American oil companies that have had their assets seized about what a post-Maduro regime would mean for them? Yeah, I have. All the big ones, yeah, Trump answered before moving on to the next question."
President Donald Trump said he has spoken to U.S. oil companies about what happens after a regime change in Venezuela. Nicolas Maduro seized power in 2024 after claiming victory in the presidential elections, a result the U.S. has condemned. The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a third oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela after intercepting two others and has continued strikes on small vessels alleged to be carrying drugs to the United States. Chief of staff Susie Wiles suggested Trump is pursuing regime change despite no explicit confirmation from Trump. Administration officials have discussed multiple rationales, including drug interdiction and restoration of U.S. companies' oil assets, while Congress has largely been excluded from those internal discussions.
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