Trump Plans To Import Venezuelan Oil Because Sanctions Are Just Strong Suggestions
KEY POINTS
- â˘President Donald Trump announced plans on January 2026 to import 30 to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil.
- â˘Delcy RodrĂguez, Venezuela's interim president since January 5, 2026, has not responded to the import proposal.
- â˘Trump ordered Energy Secretary Chris Wright to start the plan immediately while also considering subsidies for US oil companies.
In a move that makes about as much sense as a screen door on a submarine, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social in January 2026 he'll be importing between 30 and 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oilâsanctioned, of courseâdirectly from interim Venezuelan leader Delcy RodrĂguez, who hasn't RSVPâd to the party yet. RodrĂguez, sworn in the day after the US nabbed NicolĂĄs Maduro and his better half, remains suspiciously quiet. Trumpâs got Energy Secretary Chris Wright on the case to 'immediately' start shipping, despite no clue how to get past legal fireworks or crumbling Venezuelan oil infrastructure. Subsidies to American oil firms are on the table, with vague costs, because why budget when youâre playing improvisational geopolitics? Venezuela, despite hosting world's largest oil reserves, pumps out less than 1% of global oil, but hey, thatâs never stopped optimism before.
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Importing 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil from a shaky Venezuela sounds like the geopolitical equivalent of borrowing your sketchy neighborâs lawnmower and hoping it doesnât catch fire. Winners: legal teams and confused consumers.
Nothing screams serious energy policy like importing oil sanctioned by sanctions and subsidizing the chaos with blank checks from the taxpayerâs wallet.
Trump telling Energy Secretary to dive 'immediately' into Venezuelan oil feels like handing your kid a blender and a blindfold. What could possibly go wrong?
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/7/2026 | Author: Katherine Li
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