Blatant colonialism: Trump says USA will 'run' Venezuela and take its oil
Published: January 6, 2026
Duration: 36:46
After the US military bombed Venezuela and abducted President Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump said "we're going to run the country", potentially for years. "We're in the oil business", he added, boasting that US corporations will exploit Latin America's natural resources. Ben Norton reports.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZHOuHUboeY
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0:00 (CLIP) Trump: USA will "run" Venezuela
0:48 US coup attempts in Venezuela
1:55 Trump bombs Venezuela
2:44 Trump boasts of taking Venezuelan oil
3:17 Colonial Monroe Doctrine
3:46 Trump: "we're going to run the country"
4:23 Oil in Venezuela
5:08 Trump press conference
6:00 (CLIP) Trump's colonial plan
6:32 Years of US occupation?
7:23 (CLIP) US plan t...