President Donald Trump said Venezuelan crude oil would 'fill up' the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. File Photo by Al Drago/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the crude oil from Venezuela will be used to "fill up" the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
"One of the things I am going to do with the Venezuelan Oil is fill up the Strategic National Reserves which, because of Sleepy Joe Biden, has been virtually emptied," Trump wrote. The "topping out" process will begin very shortly, and is a Gift from Venezuela to the People of the United States."
Trump's remarks came after he announced late Friday on social media that the South American country's oil reserves will fall under "majority U.S. control" under a deal negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez.
"The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!" Trump wrote.
