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Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil

U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida (Photo by Samuel Corum/GETTY/AFP)
11 Jan 2026 01:03

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting US-held money derived from sales of Venezuelan oil, after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro.

In an order signed Friday, Trump - who has made clear that tapping Venezuela's vast oil reserves was a key goal in the US ouster of Maduro - is acting "to advance US foreign policy objectives," the White House said in a fact sheet accompanying the order.

Source: AFP
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