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Fred Onyango

Trump admin tells Congress it’s ‘ready to use force’ in Venezuela if interim president doesn’t deliver ‘agreed’ 50 million barrels of oil

When Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term just over a year ago, he promised to clamp down on narcotic deaths resulting from fentanyl. His most prominent target soon shifted to Venezuela, despite it being better known as a trafficking route for cocaine.

Now, after the administration admitted that its primary goal is oil extraction, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has informed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that “force” remains an option to get the job done.

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