Trump Says U.S. Has Sold Over $13 Billion From Venezuelan Oil: "We've Paid For That War Many Times Over"

The president's remarks came in response to a question about a report estimating that the Trump administration has collected more than $13 billion through the sale of Venezuelan crude. (Credit: Getty Images)

President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States has sold more than $13 billion worth of Venezuelan oil so far this year, touting the revenue generated after Washington assumed control of the country's oil exports following the capture of former authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro in January.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling to Michigan to tour a General Motors facility, Trump suggested the total could be even higher than recent estimates published by the Financial Times.