Trump Promises U.S. Will Fix Venezuela in Under 18 Months, Expert Timeline
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- â˘President Trump announced a plan Monday to subsidize oil companies rebuilding Venezuela's energy infrastructure within 18 months.
- â˘This follows Venezuelan leader NicolĂĄs Maduro and wife Cilia Flores' January 3 arraignment on U.S. federal narcotics charges.
- â˘Trump emphasized no Venezuelan elections would be held soon and said sanctions and U.S. oversight will continue under a team including Rubio and Vice President Vance.
In a dazzling display of optimism and business negotiation strategy, President Trump announced on Monday a potential U.S. subsidy for oil firms to rebuild Venezuela's petroleum playground, pledging a speedy project timeline 'less than 18 months.' This bold plan follows the dramatic January 3 capture and New York arraignment of Venezuelan leader NicolĂĄs Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores for narco-terrorism charges, who promptly pleaded not guilty. Trump assured NBC there's no war, despite days-old military ops and looming sanctions on new Venezuelan interim boss Delcy RodrĂguez, whoâs being sweet-talked in EspaĂąol by Senator Marco Rubio. Alongside Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Stephen Miller, and VP JD Vance will oversee U.S. stewardship over the world's largest oil reserves. Meanwhile, Trump flexed MAGA magicâ'MAGA loves everything I do, and I love everything I do, too'âspanning guilt-free congressional bypass and hopes to lower U.S. gas prices by unleashing Venezuelaâs crude, all while promising oil companies reimbursement from future profits or Uncle Samâs cash pile. 'All our oil companies are ready and willing,' said White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers, as Energy Secretary Chris Wright prepares meetings with American oil executives who apparently werenât consulted until now. Itâs a jam-packed, oil-soaked political opera promising reconstruction, no votes for Venezuelans soon, and a colorful roster that reads like a high-stakes soap infused with confounding optimism.
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Trumpâs Venezuela plan: Weâll rebuild their destroyed oil fields faster than you say 'no election yet,' with Rubio chatting in Spanish and MAGA cheering from the sidelines like itâs a WWE match, but with more sanctions and fewer explanations.
In 18 months, Venezuelaâs oil will be reborn thanks to a team including the guy whoâs never been to Venezuela and a senator practicing his Spanish on Fidel's favorite dance partner.
Nothing says effective foreign policy like pledging billions to January-arraigned narco-terroristsâ former country while lecturing about democracy's schedule and promising MAGA loves itâall at once.
Source: Axios | Published: 1/6/2026 | Author: Julianna Bragg
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