US President Donald Trump speaks during the House Republican Party (GOP) member retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2026.
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THE DEAL IS STRUCK. In a chilling social media pronouncement that has sent shockwaves through the international community, President Donald Trump has declared he is CANCELLING a planned second military attack on Venezuela—but only AFTER securing a staggering payoff in OIL and PRISONER CONCESSIONS. This isn’t diplomacy; it’s a RAW DISPLAY of power where American might is explicitly traded for resources and political leverage.
In his post, Trump framed Venezuela’s release of “large numbers of political prisoners” as a “smart gesture,” a transparent admission that the threat of “a much larger attack” forced their hand. The captured President Nicolas Maduro, who claims he was “kidnapped,” now sits in a New York courtroom as his nation’s wealth is bartered away. The message is clear: defy the United States, and face annihilation. Cooperate, and hand over your national treasures.
The true prize is now laid bare. Trump boasts that “Big Oil” will pump a mind-boggling $100 BILLION into seizing control of Venezuela’s energy infrastructure, representing a staggering 17% of the world’s oil reserves. In a move that reeks of colonial plunder, Trump has also declared that up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil will be sold, with the proceeds “controlled by me, as President.” This isn’t liberation; it’s a corporate-funded OCCUPATION disguised as nation-building, where the spoils of war are divvied up in White House meetings with oil executives.
The precedent set is TERRIFYING. A sovereign nation has been invaded, its leader deposed and put on trial, and its most vital national assets are being transferred to foreign corporations under the direct supervision of the U.S. Commander-in-Chief. The rules-based international order is not just broken—it has been publicly EXECUTED and replaced with the law of the jungle, where military force is the ultimate negotiating tool. This is how empires behave, and the world is watching in horrified silence.




