Donald Trump Claims Venezuelan Presidency Amid Oil Seizure and Cuba Threats
Donald Trump declared himself the acting president of Venezuela and signed an executive order to control the nation's oil revenues following the capture of Nicolas Maduro.Interim president Delcy Rodriguez has begun negotiating with the USA as Trump threatens to exclude ExxonMobil from the energy market after its CEO called the country uninvestable.The administration is also considering a blockade against
Cuba to eliminate Venezuelan support and reduce the regional influence of competitors like
China and
Russia.
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