“He lost in court when Illinois stood up against his attempt to militarize American cities with the National Guard. It is against this backdrop that the Trump administration launched a strike against Venezuela in the early hours of Saturday, January 3. Trump insists that Maduro is working with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to attack the U.S. with illegal narcotics. Although international law is clear that countries own the natural resources within their own territories, he claimed that Venezuela had “unilaterally seized, and sold American oil, American assets and American platforms, costing us billions and billions of dollars…. The administration has failed to reach out to oil executives with a long-term plan, experts told the journalists.

Source: CNN January 04, 2026 09:07 UTC