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Trump’s Venezuelan oil grift

πŸŽ™οΈ Today Explained πŸ• November 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM
πŸ“ Source based in: World β€Ί Northern Hemisphere β€Ί North America β€Ί United States
🏷️ Topics: #Politics & Government

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The US hasn’t delivered democracy, but it is extracting oil and inking shady business deals in Venezuela.

This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

A man walks past a mural depicting an oil pumpjack on a Venezuelan flag in Caracas. Photo by Pedro Mattey/AFP via Getty Images.

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