Remember reading about mobsters smashing bars that didn't buy their booze, tRump is one of those mobsters

[yaesu]

Trumps says Venezuela will 'only' buy US goods with proceeds from oil sale under new deal
Donald Trump has said in a post on his Truth Social platform that Venezuela will be purchasing American-made products with the money they receive from the new deal arranged with his administration.

I have just been informed that Venezuela is going to be purchasing ONLY American Made Products, with the money they receive from our new Oil Deal. These purchases will include, among other things, American Agricultural Products, and American Made Medicines, Medical Devices, and Equipment to improve Venezuela’s Electric Grid and Energy Facilities.

In other words, Venezuela is committing to doing business with the United States of America as their principal partner — A wise choice, and a very good thing for the people of Venezuela, and the United States.

[in2herbs]

1. Sorry drumpf, you'll have to wait in line because China and Russia have contracts with VZ

to buy their oil and, according to other sites, China is hiring a slew of lawyers to enforce their oil contracts with VZ which means you (and US) are going to be sued.

[harumph]

6. I sympathize with your view - but he doesn't care and the US won't recognize any Intl. judgment.

The time for stopping Trump was 2016, and then miraculously, we got a reprieve in 2020, then our fellow citizens horrifically fucked things up again. I'm just trying to survive the next 3 years and I hope my kids can get jobs outside this country. It's like being trampled by incredibly stupid people every f'kin day. Our news is just dumbed down propaganda (usually by misdirection and omission) and even our entertainment (music, theatre and film) is mediocre. Our secondary education system is substandard by western standards and out "leaders" have secretly (despite what they say) accepted our inevitable decline. It didn't have to be this way, but the weaknesses were baked in from the beginning.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Sounds like a set up for dumping American tea into a Venezuelan harbor.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Of course Trump will get a cut of those profits.

[Beartracks]

4. Trump took out Maduro for profiting from the people of Venezuela -- cuz that's what TRUMP wants to do.

He was jealous, perhaps. "Your fleecing your own people! You're a bad hombre, I can steal from them 10 times better!"

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[Irish_Dem]

7. The mob boss doesn't want any competition.

[Beartracks]

8. Exactly. He's like a mobster AND a toddler. n/t

[UTUSN]

5. K&R - yip, "mob"/mafia means "cartel" and he's through and through