"Trump's Chokehold On China" - Trump’s Venezuela Oil Strategy CRIPPLES China
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🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Trump addresses how long U.S. oversight in Venezuela could last and why rebuilding may take years. The panel breaks down oil strategy, Chevron vs Exxon, media gotcha questions, and how cutting Venezuela and Iran off impacts China’s global power.
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| 0:00.0 | So the president's being asked about Venezuela, right? |
| 0:04.0 | Mm-hmm. |
| 0:05.0 | He's being asked about Venezuela saying, how long is this U.S. oversight going to last on time I'm going to come to you? |
| 0:11.0 | New York Times. |
| 0:13.0 | Trump says oversight of Venezuela could last for years. |
| 0:17.0 | So what are they going to do? |
| 0:19.0 | Are they going to be managing this Iran situation in Venezuela for years? |
| 0:23.6 | Are you automatically assuming you're winning the next election? |
| 0:26.6 | Is that what we're thinking? |
| 0:28.6 | Because to me, this can't be a long-term strategy. |
| 0:32.6 | There has to be something to be taking place next. |
| 0:35.6 | So Trump says U.S. oversight to Venezuela could last for years. |
| 0:39.5 | On Wednesday evening, he expected us to be there |
| 0:42.0 | and extracting oil from its huge reserves for years |
| 0:45.7 | and insisted that the interim government, the country, |
| 0:48.9 | all former loyalists to the now-imprisoned Nakulus Moduro, |
| 0:52.6 | is giving us everything that we feel is necessary. Rob, you have the clip on this? Yes, this is actually audio of President Trump. Go for it. Go ahead. How long do you think you'll be running Venezuela? Only time we'll tell. Rock, can you raise the honor? Three months, six months a year, longer? I would say much longer. And we have to rebuild. |
| 1:12.0 | You have to rebuild the country, and we will rebuild it in a very profitable way. |
| 1:17.0 | Okay. |
| 1:17.5 | So, Tom, your thoughts on this? |
| 1:19.4 | So the New York Times met with the president. |
| 1:22.3 | I think they had four, I think this was where they had, at the end of last week, |
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