Trump boasts he wanted to take Venezuela's oil after overthrowing its government

from Geopolitical Economy Report · host Ben Norton

Former US President Donald Trump boasted at a campaign rally, "When I left, Venezuela was ready to collapse. We would have taken it over; we would have gotten to all that oil; it would have been right next door". This confirms the ulterior motives behind Washington's 2019 coup attempt with Juan Guaidó. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uqE-WqxfT1E Trump advisor John Bolton admits planning US coups in Venezuela and beyond: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/07/12/trump-john-bolton-coups-venezuela Trump wanted US military attacks on Venezuela, Defense Secretary Mark Esper details in book: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/05/19/trump-us-military-venezuela-mark-esper How Trump and John Bolton attempted a coup in Venezuela: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tzoJ_UVBV7w

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