# Trump calls Venezuelan oil a trophy won by the US

https://mins.news/en/item/14631

- TASS, 2026-08-06 00:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2169487

> Donald Trump describes Venezuelan oil as a trophy obtained by the United States. He says the country gained many times more from the oil than it spent on the operation. Trump’s claim presents the action as producing returns far greater than its cost. The remarks frame the oil gains as an American victory.

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