"For the moment, those plans seem deep on the back burner, while Trump’s focus is Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuela and oil, oil, oil.
Americans aren’t blind, and they can see that Trump’s military strike was largely about helping an industry that many Americans detest: the oil industry."
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #economy #healthcare #affordability
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"So, who has the most to gain from the Trump Administration’s takeover? Meet Paul Singer.
Singer is the founder, president & co-CEO of Elliott Investment Management. In November 2025, his company’s affiliate Amber Energy won court approval to acquire the parent company of Citgo, the US-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-run oil company - Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA)."
~ The Feed
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #EconomicElites #Citgo #PaulSinger
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https://thefeed1.substack.com/p/meet-the-oligarch-behind-trumps-venzuela
"As Americans worry about healthcare and affordability, the ‘no more wars’ president is helping oil companies instead. ...
Let’s not forget, with Zohran Mamdani and other Democrats winning big on affordability issues in November, Trump is supposed to travel around the country to give speeches in which he, if he can keep to the script, boasts that he cares big-time about affordability."
~ Steven Greenberg
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
/4
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/09/trump-venezuela-domestic-crises
"For the moment, those plans seem deep on the back burner, while Trump’s focus is Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuela and oil, oil, oil.
Americans aren’t blind, and they can see that Trump’s military strike was largely about helping an industry that many Americans detest: the oil industry."
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #economy #healthcare #affordability
/5
"New U.S. jobs data released moments ago point to a weakening economy, raising fresh concerns about a potential downturn."
~ Aaron Parnas
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #economy #healthcare #affordability
/6
https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-extremely-weak-economic-numbers
"During the 2024 election, then-candidate Donald Trump had a secretive meeting at his Mar-a-Lago home with oil executives and asked them to spend $1 billion in his 2024 bid to return to the White House."
~ Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
/7
"According to Politico, attendees 'included executives from oil companies Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Continental Resources as well as from natural gas producer EQT and gas exporter Cheniere Energy, and the trade association American Petroleum Institute.'"
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #Exxon #Chevron #ConocoPhillips #ContinentalResources #EQT #CheniereEnergy #AmericanPetroleumInstitute
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