Originally Posted By: Salmo g.
Trump doesn't want to use the money from selling Venezuelan oil to reimburse oil companies whose property was seized by Chavez in 2008. He wants to put all the Venezuelan oil money in his own off shore bank account.


These funds are being deposited into U.S.-controlled bank accounts, including a primary/main account located in Qatar. This is not his own personal off shore bank account. The funds are intended to benefit the Venezuelan people (e.g., humanitarian aid, rebuilding infrastructure like the oil sector, purchasing U.S. goods such as equipment, medicine, or food) and potentially the American people by buying American-made products/services to support Venezuela's recovery, with U.S. firms potentially involved in rebuilding PDVSA (Venezuela's state oil company) infrastructure. The setup keeps the funds out of reach of Venezuela's government and creditors for now, prioritizing stabilization over debt repayment. No dictator or fascism involved here.