Trump says he secured ‘majority US control’ of large slice of Venezuela’s oil reserves
President Trump said Friday evening that there will be “majority U.S. control” of a large swath of Venezuela’s oil reserves. “BREAKING NEWS: The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” T.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: President Trump said Friday evening that there will be “majority U.S. control” of a large swath of Venezuela’s oil reserves. “BREAKING NEWS: The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” T.
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- Published: Aug 28, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC
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