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Trump Says Venezuela Gave Him 1M Barrels of Oil as “Gift,” as US Seizes Revenues

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The president said he is giving the oil, taken by the US as part of its seizure of Venezuela, to “you people.”

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    Trump Says Venezuela Gave Him 1M Barrels of Oil as “Gift,” as US Seizes Revenues (opens Truthout)

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    The president said he is giving the oil, taken by the US as part of its seizure of Venezuela, to “you people.”

  2. KION Central Coast

    The strange math that shows how Trump got Venezuela to ‘gift’ oil to the United States (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made an extraordinary announcement this week: Venezuela had gifted the United States 1 million barrels of oil – and it didn’t cost American taxpayers a dime.

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