Nancy Pelosi
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And that money from that oil will be, in his words, controlled by him.
Now, there's so many questions here.
For context, though, 30 to 50 million barrels of oil is roughly equivalent to the amount of oil the U.S.
produces every three to four days.
So this is not exactly a huge windfall to start with.
But setting that aside, how is this supposed to work?
What legal basis does the U.S.
have to seize any country's oil?
What does he mean when he says it will be controlled by him?
And what does Venezuela get in return, which I expect a lot of national security reporters are looking into right now?
None of this feels particularly well thought out.
Lots of questions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I mean, asked about this process, his role in the process yesterday, Stephen Miller passed the buck to Marco Rubio.
Who, me?
Was I standing there when he said that?
I think the president was talking about my buddy Marco Rubio.