Trump Holds Disaster Presser on Venezuela Invasion

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Politics, News

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disaster press conference on the United States Invasion of Venezuela where Trump said the “United States will now run Venezuela,” the United States will seize all “Venezuela oil for American oil companies,” and Trump also threw the Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado under the bus. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast⁠ Legal AF: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af⁠ MissTrial: ⁠https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial⁠ The PoliticsGirl Podcast: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast⁠ Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan⁠ Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen⁠ The Weekend Show: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show⁠ Burn the Boats: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats⁠ Majority 54: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54⁠ Political Beatdown: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown⁠ On Democracy with FP Wellman: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman⁠ Uncovered: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.5	Donald Trump just held a press conference following the United States invasion of Venezuela. This press
0:57.4	conference was an absolute disaster. Donald Trump said that the United States will now be in charge
1:04.4	and will be running Venezuela. Donald Trump again said the reason the United States invaded Venezuela is we wanted to take their oil.
1:14.3	And now our big, beautiful oil companies will take control of the Venezuelan oil, which Donald Trump says was stolen from the United States.
1:23.7	Donald Trump also says that Maria Corina Machado, the main opposition leader in Venezuela,
1:31.2	does not have the support of the Venezuelan people and she should not be running the country.
1:37.5	Let me break down what just took place at this disastrous press conference at Mar-Lago
1:42.9	following the United States invasion of Venezuela.
1:46.6	Here, Donald Trump says, the United States will be running Venezuela. Here, play this clip.
1:52.4	We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition.
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