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Nancy Pelosi

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

And that money from that oil will be, in his words, controlled by him.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Now, there's so many questions here.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

For context, though, 30 to 50 million barrels of oil is roughly equivalent to the amount of oil the U.S.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

produces every three to four days.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

So this is not exactly a huge windfall to start with.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

But setting that aside, how is this supposed to work?

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

What legal basis does the U.S.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

have to seize any country's oil?

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

What does he mean when he says it will be controlled by him?

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

And what does Venezuela get in return, which I expect a lot of national security reporters are looking into right now?

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

None of this feels particularly well thought out.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Lots of questions.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Trump doesn't care, though, because just like with everything else he does, once the high of the announcement wears off, there is no plan for what comes next.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Which is why three days after their attack on Venezuela, the Trump administration still hasn't given us any clear indication of what their long-term plan is for the country they're apparently pillaging for oil.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

So the people standing behind the president, you can see them there, you recognize all of them, in that moment were Trump advisor Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

And in the days since those men got that assignment from Donald Trump, while they stood right behind him, they have made pretty clear they are not exactly interested in the assignment.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

I mean, asked about this process, his role in the process yesterday, Stephen Miller passed the buck to Marco Rubio.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Who, me?

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Was I standing there when he said that?

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

I think the president was talking about my buddy Marco Rubio.