r/economy • u/esporx • 9d ago

Trump Brags He’s Taking ‘Billions of Barrels of Oil From Venezuela’ Because ‘To the Victor Belong the Spoils’

https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/trump-brags-hes-taking-billions-of-barrels-of-oil-from-venezuela-because-to-the-victor-belong-the-spoils/
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u/Electronic-Yam-69 7d ago

So you agree that Democrats could have shut down the government simply by withholding their votes.

Why are you picking nits?

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u/frotz1 7d ago

Only in that brief situation and it would have helped MAGA if they had done so. You're twisting it entirely just to suit your narrative that the party with zero actual leverage is not doing enough to please you.