Trump aide Stephen Miller suggests Venezuelan oil belongs to US

White House deputy chief of staff says US ‘created the oil industry in Venezuela’ as tensions intensify with Caracas.

By Al Jazeera Staff

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Stephen Miller, a top aide to United States President Donald Trump, has suggested that Venezuela’s oil belongs to Washington, describing the nationalisation of the South American country’s petroleum industry as “theft”.

Trump aide Stephen Miller suggests Venezuelan oil belongs to US

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