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Donald Trump News: After taking military action against Venezuela and arresting its President, Donald Trump declared himself its acting President. Trump ordered US control over Venezuelan oil and now also gave a statement regarding Cuba’s leadership. These steps have raised serious allegations against America of ignoring the sovereignty of other countries.
Trump called himself the acting president of Venezuela.Donald Trump News: A new debate has erupted in international politics regarding US President Donald Trump. In the latest developments, Trump not only took military action against Venezuela but also threatened its President. Nicolas Maduro got arrestedin fact, has now even declared himself the acting President of Venezuela. This has deepened the question whether Trump has now started seeing himself like a king, who is ignoring the sovereignty of other countries. Trump described himself as the ‘Acting President of Venezuela’ in a post on his social media platform Truth Social. The post came just days after he issued an executive order that strengthened US control over Venezuela’s future oil earnings.
under orders America Venezuelan oil earnings held in the U.S. are protected from confiscation, but are allowed to be used in accordance with U.S. foreign policy priorities. According to the White House, the purpose of this step is to ensure that Venezuela’s oil income is used for ‘peace, prosperity and stability’. But critics say that in reality this is a direct capture of oil. Claims worth billions of dollars are already pending against Venezuela from American companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips.