I'm John Batchel of Professor Evan Ellis of the U.S. Army War College.

There's the new world and there's Venezuela. So this is the Venezuela portion of our conversation.

Venezuela is headed by a man who is not legitimately elected. Maduro, recognizable, Caudillo, with links to China,

links to Russia, links to Iran, links to narco-terrorism gang, Trendy, Aragua. However, at the same time,

he is looking to extend or reawaken or continue, vouchsafe, a deal for Venezuelan oil and the Chevron

company's development of Venezuela oil, which was important once upon a time and now

contributes to the oil flow in the Western Hemisphere.

But I was under the impression the deal was off with the Trump administration

because Venezuela was turning back the deportation planes of Trondi, Aragua,

who are now being vectored into El Salvador and Bucle.

However, there are headlines now saying the Trump administration may be considering

the Chevron deal again.

That's as far as I can say it cogently, Professor.

Is there a Chevron deal or not?

There's two different things happening at the same time.

I think both of them reflect the adaptability of the Trump administration.

But one is the question of a change in policy.

Another is the question of how to implement that policy.

So the change in policy that had occurred previously, President Trump sent his special

emissary, Rick Grinnell, to Venezuela to negotiate the release of six detained U.S. Americans.

There are seven still in Venezuela, as well as the possibility of Maduro, probably the most

important part, receiving Venezuelan deportees.

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