Trump's Venezuelan Oil Gambit & Energy Claims
Trump announced the US will receive 1 million barrels of Venezuelan oil from a 'military operation' and predicted gasoline prices will soon 'plummet,' drawing skepticism from analysts who note the volume is far too small to move prices meaningfully.
What we know
An account on X reported Trump traveling to Corpus Christi for the first Venezuelan oil shipment, calling it 'BILLIONS of barrels to come' and declaring the Western Hemisphere the 'Energy Capital of the World' here. Trump also posted that gas prices will 'come plummeting down' per another account on X. Another account on X immediately pushed back: 1M barrels is not remotely enough to move pump prices.
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