Christopher Sabatini: ‘It’s Not Clear’ What Venezuelans Are Actually Getting From Trump’s Oil Deal

RUSH EXCERPT:

SABATINI: "It‘s not clear. He‘s promised that out of this will come $205 billion worth of tax revenue for the interim government of delcy Rodriguez. Um that‘s problematic at a number of levels. First of all delcy Rodriguez represents the vice president of the former president that he extracted on January 3rd. She‘s part of the repressive machinery in Venezuela that has governed for over 20 years, has broken up the opposition stolen elections. So he‘s basically locking in an agreement with the government that is completely discredited, that only has about a 25% approval rating. But also that those promised gains are not going to come for a long time. This is a hugely risky endeavor and a long-term endeavor. It is not in the interest of Venezuelan people, and it‘s not even interest in the interest of the U.S. people. I‘m going to"