Patriots, you're being robbed in broad daylight, and it's happening with a red, white, and blue bow on top. While you were focused on other news, the Trump administration just committed American taxpayers to an eye-watering $83 billion to rebuild Venezuela's crumbling oil infrastructure. That's roughly $250 out of every American citizen's pocket to subsidize oil operations in a foreign country.
Here's the kicker that should make your blood boil: The oil companies who stand to profit the most from this massive windfall are refusing to pay their fair share. You're essentially being forced to bankroll corporate welfare for Big Oil while your own roads crumble and schools go underfunded.
Venezuela needs $183 billion in total repairs, with experts estimating a 15-year timeline. President Trump claims it can be done in 18 months. When costs inevitably balloon—and they always do—guess who's covering the overruns? That's right, you are.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced a separate $500 billion energy deal, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright claiming
"the speed of investment change is breathtaking with Chevron, Shell, Repsol and ENI ready to ramp up immediately."
But here's the dirty truth corporate media won't tell you: Chevron is currently the only major American company operating in Venezuela. One company. $83 billion of your hard-earned tax dollars rebuilding infrastructure that primarily benefits a single corporation.
Corporate Cronyism Wrapped in the Flag
Secretary Wright tried to justify this wealth transfer by claiming Venezuela "purchased $20 billion in Russian weapons, harbors Hezbollah headquarters for the Western Hemisphere, and supplied oil to Cuba." The spin? By controlling their oil sales, America controls funds flowing into the country.
Let's call this what it is: wealth transfer from working Americans to oil executives, wrapped in the flag and sold as foreign policy. You are the backstop for every cost overrun, every delay, every unforeseen expense in this corporate boondoggle.
While Bloomberg reports that reviving Venezuela's oil industry will take years and have limited impact on global markets, your government has already committed your money to make oil executives richer. This isn't America First—this is Corporate Cronies First.
How much corporate welfare disguised as foreign policy will patriots tolerate before we demand our government put American taxpayers first?