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Trump Boots Exxon & Declares Himself President of Venezuela

President Trump shoots down ExxonMobil’s oil prospects in Venezuela following CEO’s quip at White House & declares himself “Acting President of Venezuela”

Trump Boots Exxon & Declares Himself President of Venezuela
Background - Venezuelan protesters demonstrate in downtown Caracas in March of 2024. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images & Venezuela oil refinery, property of P.D.V.S.A by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters; Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez (right), speaking in Caracas in September 2025. Credit: Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters; Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello (left). Credit: DPA/picture alliance via Getty Images; President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, Jan. 9, 2025. Photo Credit: Saul Loeb/Getty Images. Edited by Sociedad Media