The Guardian View on Trump's Venezuela Oil Deal: Vanity Over Policy
The editorial argues the deal reflects a modern version of gunboat diplomacy rather than a plan to lower fuel costs.
A Guardian editorial argued that President Trump's arrangement securing a share of Venezuela's oil reserves amounts to a modern version of 19th-century gunboat diplomacy, rather than a genuine effort to lower Americans' fuel bills.
The editorial said the deal followed the removal of Nicolás Maduro and the installation of his deputy, Delcy Rodríguez, as president, who then signed over a fifth of Venezuela's proven oil reserves to the US; these are the editorial's own characterizations of the events.
Sources
- The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s oil deal: Venezuela pays for his vanity | Editorial — The Guardian — Opinion
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