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What's Trump's Venezuela endgame?

December 17, 2025·9m

The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on Venezuela and its leader. What is the ultimate goal? President Trump says he’s imposing a ban on all ‘sanctioned’ oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. Venezuela’s government is calling this an ‘outrageous threat’ intended to rob the country of its oil wealth.