Trump Long Wanted to ‘Take the Oil.’ He Says He’ll Do It in Venezuela.

The White House had pointed to drug trafficking and migration as reasons to crack down on Nicolás Maduro. But oil emerged as central to President Trump.

By Anton Troianovski · The New York Times – World

The White House had pointed to drug trafficking and migration as reasons to crack down on Nicolás Maduro. But oil emerged as central to President Trump.