Trump claims US‑Venezuela oil deal at Texas rally, suggests statehood

Donald Trump told a campaign rally in Corpus Christi, Texas, that a tanker he displayed contained “one million barrels of oil” from Venezuela and hailed the arrangement as the “greatest oil victory in history.”

The former president said the deal was struck with a post‑Maduro government, implying a new administration in Venezuela after the United States’ January attack that removed long‑time leader Nicolás Maduro.

During the rally, Trump also floated the idea of Venezuela becoming the 51st state of the United States, linking the oil agreement to broader political ambitions for the South American nation.

The comments were made as Trump campaigned for the upcoming election, using the purported oil shipment to underscore his foreign‑policy achievements.

Source: The Guardian. Photo: Alexander Bobrov / Pexels.