US Will Refill Its Petroleum Reserves Using Venezuelan Oil— Trump
United States President Donald Trump has said on social media that oil from a recently struck deal with Venezuela will be used to replenish the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The reserve is an emergency oil stockpile that has been drawn down sharply in recent years to respond to global supply disruptions and high fuel prices.
The US president wrote on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns, that the reserve had been made “virtually” empty, while blaming former US President Joe Biden.
Trump said in the post that the “topping out” process will begin shortly, describing the Venezuelan oil as a “Gift from Venezuela to the People of the United States.”
Regarding the final paragraph in your draft: Caracas has been under pressure to act in line with Washington’s demands since January, after US special forces abducted then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Venezuela’s Supreme Court handed leadership over to his vice president, Rodriguez.
Editor’s note: There have been no credible reports from the US government, Venezuelan government, or major news outlets confirming that US special forces abducted President Nicolas Maduro in January or that leadership was transferred to Vice President Rodriguez. You may want to verify or source this claim before publication.
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United States President Donald Trump has said on social media that oil from a recently struck deal with Venezuela will be used to replenish the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The reserve is an emergency oil stockpile that has been drawn down sharply in recent years to respond to global supply disruptions and high fuel prices.
The US president wrote on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns, that the reserve had been made “virtually” empty, while blaming former US President Joe Biden.
Trump said in the post that the “topping out” process will begin shortly, describing the Venezuelan oil as a “Gift from Venezuela to the People of the United States.”
Regarding the final paragraph in your draft: Caracas has been under pressure to act in line with Washington’s demands since January, after US special forces abducted then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Venezuela’s Supreme Court handed leadership over to his vice president, Rodriguez.
Editor’s note: There have been no credible reports from the US government, Venezuelan government, or major news outlets confirming that US special forces abducted President Nicolas Maduro in January or that leadership was transferred to Vice President Rodriguez. You may want to verify or source this claim before publication.