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Trump touts Venezuela oil deal at UN; brags about Cuba pressure

At the General Assembly, the president described a major energy agreement and signaled plans to press regime change in the Caribbean.

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What to know

  • Trump announced a 65-billion-barrel oil deal with Venezuela and stated his administration is pursuing regime change in Cuba, using the phrase 'to the visitor belong the spoils' to describe the arrangement.
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading negotiations on Cuba policy; the Cuban delegation walked out of Trump's UN speech in response.
  • Critics view the Venezuela transaction as looting, while Trump frames it as a mutually beneficial energy deal that will lower global fuel costs.

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Trump touts Venezuela oil deal at UN; brags about Cuba pressure
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    Trump announces Rubio leading Cuba negotiations

    Trump stated that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is "deep into negotiations" regarding Cuba, signaling active diplomatic pressure on the island nation.

    “My administration is also seeking a fundamental change in the situation in Cuba, where the Communist regime is under great pressure, the biggest pressure they've ever been under. It's an absolutely failed state. It's failing like never before, and it will fall.”
    — President Donald Trump
  2. background

    Trump invokes "spoils of war" language; Cuban delegation walks out — Trump characterized the Venezuela deal using the phrase "to the visitor belong the spoils" and described it as "perhaps the biggest deal ever made." He then announced his administration is "seeking a fundamental change" in Cuba, calling the government a failed state. The Cuban delegation walked out during this portion of his speech.

  3. background

    Trump describes Venezuela oil deal at UN General Assembly — President Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly and announced that his administration signed what he called "the largest oil deal in history," covering 65 billion barrels of oil from Venezuela. He characterized it as benefiting both Venezuela and the United States and helping drive down global energy costs.