Franco Ordoñez
speaker
345 appearances
62 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2025
last heard 4d ago
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Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
І honoring those who died, Trump also sought to tie the moment to his decision to go to war in Iran.
Trump spoke of American unity following the nine eleven attacks, calling it the authentic spirit of the nation.
Franco, Ordonas, NPR News.
John McHenry, a veteran Republican pollster, says Trump has an incentive to take action, even if his policies won't necessarily produce results over the next few months ahead of the midterm.
That's a reality that Trump just can't avoid.
Franco Ordonas, NPR News.
Venezuela's oil reserves are so messed up that it'll likely take years before oil production meaningfully ramps up to make a difference.
A US official, not authorized to discuss this deal publicly, admitted to reporters that the oil industry has been devastated by corruption and lack of investment, and that it also needs to be rebuilt.
I asked when we could reasonably see that, and he did not answer, stating that there was no timetable.
But again, experts say that this could take years.
It started with stabilization, then reviving the economy, and finally transitioned to new elections.
Benjamin Gadan, who led the Venezuela portfolio in the Obama White House, says the deal throws that all into question and potentially changes Washington's priorities for Venezuela.
Franco Ordonias, NPR News.
A US official not authorized to speak publicly about the deal told me that the US government is entering a joint venture with a private company in Venezuela.
A combination of equity ownership and access to oil at costs, but no info about how long this will take, and it really could take a long time considering how run down the Venezuela system is.
President Trump says the agreement includes the U.S.
getting majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil.
The president touted on social media that it was, quote, the biggest oil deal in world history.
would double U.S.
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