Originally Posted By: FishPrince
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.



Let's fact check this claim:

"US says it has returned to Venezuela all $500 million of initial oil sale

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The United States has now returned to the Venezuelan government all $500 million from the initial sale of oil that was part of a deal reached between Caracas and Washington last month, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. The last $200 million from the sale has been sent to Venezuela, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity..."

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/...-us-2026-02-04/

oh lmao Salmo wrong as usual.


If true, that's cool. Initially it was reported that Trump had the money deposited in a bank in Qatar (why not a bank in the U.S.?) and controlled by him. That doesn't mean Trump isn't a crook 99% of the time.