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Trump Vows to “Indefinitely” Control Venezuela’s Oil

2026-01-08 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt U.S. forces have seized two more oil tankers with links to Venezuela, days after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and abducted President Nicolás Maduro along with his wife, making former Vice President Delcy Rodríguez the new leader of the country. “This is a decapitation without regime change,” says Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodríguez. “The political system in Venezuela remains intact.” In Caracas, former Venezuelan diplomat Carlos Ron says Maduro is a “prisoner of war” and that Venezuelans “are angry and are upset about this incursion from the United States.” This comes as the Trump administration has announced plans to control sales of Venezuela’s oil “indefinitely.” Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@azsalmonslayer1 2026-01-08

Let's be clear - the sexual exploitation of children is a grotesque, unforgivable crime.

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@XIXjlo 2026-01-08

I thought we will be talking about drugs and drug trafficking at this point but that has immediately vanished into thin air

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@johndelacruz9876 2026-01-09

It's SICKENING to WATCH a WANING EMPIRE RESORTING to ROBBERY & KIDNAPPING for its SURVIVAL. It's the CIA that RAN the DRUG CARTEL to BANKROLL every REGIME CHANGE in SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA for the PAST DECADES. VENEZUELA has OIL & GOLD. NO NEED to ENGAGE in DRUGS.

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@arturodiaz1063 2026-01-08

The kidnapping was done before with President Aristede of Haiti in the 1990's.

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@JenniferLeffingwell-p8q 2026-01-08

If it takes a rock in a sock or a cinder block. Got it

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@user-dm3ik4zv8t 2026-01-08

Trump lied immediately saying none of our Soldiers were killed nor did we lose any of our weapons!!! LIES LIAR!!!!! Next time send your own children to War!!! America does not want this!

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@phrogme2450 2026-01-09

Trump needs a War. Any War. Trump would rather burn America to the ground than be exposed for the Child Sex Predator he SO clearly is. Distraction and deflection from the Epstein files. Don’t fall for it people. Stay focused.

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@drakemia4079 2026-01-09

Trump wants full control of the cocaine. Trump will call it trumpcane and then trumpcane will move freely with out being blown up as long as they pay him his cut .

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@TheaGeller-m2x 2026-01-08

A bit of advice to your graphic artists. Making Trump look like Uncle Sam may have people thinking you're broadcasting from the Pentagon.

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@JackYuen-z9p 2026-01-09

Trump plans to run Ven from the afterlife

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