Trump previously said he spoke to U.S. oil companies prior to the raid on Venezuela, even as he said he opted to forego disclosure to members of Congress ahead of time due to concerns about possible leaks. The Trump administration contacted members of Congress “immediately” after the operation, Rubio added, saying the attack was “not the kind of mission that you can do congressional notification on." "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies -- the biggest anywhere in the world -- go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure," Trump said on Saturday.
Author: Max Zahn
Published at: 2026-01-07 22:48:13
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