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Machado Challenges Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal Over Legitimacy

9/4/2026

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado questioned U.S. President Donald Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela’s interim government.
The agreement covers over 65 billion barrels of oil out of Venezuela’s estimated 303 billion-barrel reserves.
Machado said the oil belongs to the Venezuelan people, not the illegitimate regime.
Her supporters fear the deal weakens U.S. pressure for fresh presidential elections.

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado questioned U.S. President Donald Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela’s interim government.
The agreement covers over 65 billion barrels of oil out of Venezuela’s estimated 303 billion-barrel reserves.
Machado said the oil belongs to the Venezuelan people, not the illegitimate regime.
Her supporters fear the deal weakens U.S. pressure for fresh presidential elections.