# Trump and Rubio Plan Texas Visit to Venezuelan Crude Tanker

https://mins.news/en/item/118102

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-27 21:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-27/trump-rubio-plan-to-visit-tanker-with-venezuelan-crude-in-texas?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae1116353aa080001e53195

> With US midterm elections a week away, Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio intend to meet a tanker due in Texas on Tuesday carrying Venezuelan crude, using its arrival to highlight supplies from the Latin American country.

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