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© January 8, 2026
Nicolas Maduro shakes hands with Xi Jinping 9/13/23 screengrab (From Reuters)
The Never-Trumpers, Dem-Marxists, RINOs and anti-Neocons in general; have been criticizing the Maduro-and-wife arrest-invasion of Venezuela as Trump imperialism for a regime change and an effort to steal Venezuela oil.
In my last post in which I examined how the Marxist dictatorship remained in power in Venezuela through ELECTION FRAUD, should find Venezuelans pleased a regime of their choosing through valid elections is probably in their future.
As to the oil accusation. I’ve come across some very valid opinions related to Venezuelan oil. President Trump’s interest in Managing Venezuelan oil is NOT to ship the oil to the USA!
RATHER the aim is keep the oil from America’s enemies. The big dog enemy is Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controlled China. The other Maduro allies interested in Venezuela oil are Russia and Iran. Not that Russia and Iran are in need of oil, but they are major partners with CCP China.
I am not a Russophile which is sure to tick off Americans who consider Putin the paradigm of Anti-Globalism. Which is interesting since Russia is tapped to a friendship with Globalist-hegemon wannabe CCP China. I am convinced Russia is more interested in maintaining regional power dominance than the old Soviet worldview of global domination. That does not excuse Russia’s geopolitical love affair with CCP China.
AND why in the world would Putin keep giving crazy-Islam Iran weapons and Nuke-Tech while trying to portray an image as the defender of Russian Eastern Orthodox Christianity? Iran’s goal of existence (so-far) is to spread Twelver-Shi’ite Islam and kill Jews and Americans. I placed “so-far” in parentheses because Iran is experiencing internal social strife under its Ayatollah led government. It is possible another Iranian Revolution is in the future. Islam’s revered writings condemn the centrality of Jesus as the Son of God. That would include Russia’s Eastern Orthodox Church. The ONLY reason Putin would have in investing in Iran would be to rub the USA the wrong way.
So where does Venezuela figure in this trio of evil toward American interests? OIL! CCP China receives its oil needs (and that is huge) from Iran and Russia. CCP China was in the process of making Venezuela another oil conduit perhaps to offset its huge dependence on Iran and Russia (So much for Climate Change hypocrisy).
Trump whisking away Maduro has placed a huge damper of oil trade between CCP China and Venezuela.
Thanks to a video I ran into from El Gato Weebee, watch this Glenn Beck video explaining the actual oil reason is targeting CCP China rather than increasing the profits of the oil cartel corporations.
Bitchute VIDEO: THE REAL REASONS TO GET MADURO OUT OF VENEZUELA
Posted by ElGato_Weebee
Published January 6, 2026
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The Gateway Pundit has something interesting you should read in regard to CCP China and Venezuela:
“China’s response to the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, which resulted in the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro, exposed fundamental weaknesses in its ability to project power beyond its immediate region.
Beijing called the operation “deeply shocking” and a “serious violation of international law,” demanded Maduro’s immediate release, and attempted to position itself as a defender of the “rules-based international order.”
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From a military standpoint, China, despite being the world’s third most powerful military, lacks the ability to project power far from its shores. It has only two military bases outside of China, while the United States maintains roughly 800.
More importantly, China has no ability to project military power in Latin America. Beijing deployed a hospital ship and an intelligence vessel to the region in 2025, but when the United States acted, China was completely impotent.” …READ ALL (Did the US Snatching Maduro Prove China Is a Paper Tiger? By Antonio Graceffo; The Gateway Pundit; 1/7/26)
A LifeZette post explains the Glenn Beck perspective on Venezuela oil and CCP China and finishes with a Glenn Beck X-Tweet that contains roughly six-minutes of the El Gato Weebee video above. I’ll cross it below.
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Trump’s Venezuela Moves Bigger Than Reported: Taiwan, AI, BRICS, Iran, China, and Russia [WATCH]
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January 6, 2026
Glenn Beck argued that recent U.S. actions involving Venezuela are not about securing oil for Americans, but about strategically cutting off China’s access to energy and weakening adversarial powers across the globe.
In detailed remarks, Beck laid out what he described as an interconnected strategy involving Venezuela, China, Iran, and global energy dominance.
“Okay, so I want to go over. I put a chalkboard up. And if you’re watching us at Glenn, beck.com you’ll see Venezuela, China, Iran. They’re all connected. All of these things are connected,” Beck said.
He acknowledged that oil is central to the issue, but said the public debate often misses the real point.
“And if one, if somebody tells you this is all about the oil, listen to them, because it is. But I don’t know if they understand what they’re even saying about that.”
Beck explained that while oil, drugs, terrorism, and military concerns are all factors, they must be separated to understand the broader strategy.
“If they’re saying, well, it’s about drugs, okay? This about terror, this about the hemisphere, this about the US military in the war machine, yes to all of those things,” he said.
He emphasized Venezuela’s resource wealth, noting, “Right, now, Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves on Earth, 303 billion barrels. That’s 17 plus trillion dollars at the current market value.” Beck also referenced gold reserves, saying Venezuela “claim about 8,000 to 10,000 tons of gold that is still in ground.”
However, Beck argued the United States does not need Venezuelan oil.
“Now here’s the part you’re not being told. With all of that oil, we don’t need the oil. Have you noticed the gas prices? They keep coming down. We don’t need the oil,” he said.
Beck stated that U.S. domestic production and refining have reduced reliance on foreign sources.
“We need to pull the oil out of the ground ourselves. Which we are. We need to refine it ourselves. Which we are.”
According to Beck, China is the true target of the strategy. “China needs the oil,” he said.
“China buys 60 to 90% of all of Venezuela’s crude exports.”
He added that China also purchases “85 to 90% of all of the oil from Iran” and “nearly half of all Russian oil.”
Beck said recent developments have disrupted those supply lines.
“What’s happening right now? Well, 60 to 90% of all of the exports from Venezuela now not going to China,” he said.
He questioned how China could sustain its energy needs without Venezuelan oil.
“How is China going to be able to power all of their electricity needs? How are they going to do that if they don’t get oil from Venezuela.”
He also pointed to instability involving Iran.
“Oh, and what else has been destabilized this weekend, Iran,” Beck said, reiterating China’s dependence on Iranian oil.
He framed the debate over oil as misunderstood.
“No, it’s not about oil. We don’t need it. No, it absolutely is about oil, but not for us,” he said.
Beck described the strategy as part of what he called a long-term approach by President Trump.
“This is about Donald Trump again, playing to win the long game,” he said.
Beck argued that denying adversaries access to Western Hemisphere energy would limit their military and technological ambitions.
“We need the energy. The West needs the energy, and you’re not pulling it out of our hemisphere.”
He warned of major consequences for China if Venezuela and Iran were both cut off. “Okay, if Iran and Venezuela fall at the same time, China loses 70% of its non US regulated oil supply, 70%,” Beck said.
He linked that loss to broader strategic outcomes.
“Well, you can’t go into Taiwan. You certainly can’t have a war with Taiwan. You can’t have AI dominance. There’s no BRICS reserve currency.”
Beck dismissed claims that the strategy is about corporate profit.
“No, because if you shut down the oil, know what? War in Taiwan, because they don’t have the energy to do it,” he said.
“No. AI dominance, because they won’t have the energy to do it. And no BRICS currency. Game over for now.”
Beck referenced comments from Senator Marco Rubio supporting the position.
“Here’s what Marco Rubio said over the weekend, we don’t need Venezuelans oil,” Beck said, adding that Rubio emphasized preventing adversaries from controlling energy in the hemisphere.
He acknowledged debate over the legality of President Trump’s actions.
“We can argue about the constitutionality of what Donald Trump did. Does he have the right to do it? Well, I don’t know,” Beck said.
While noting disagreements among constitutional scholars, Beck concluded the policy aligns with an America-first approach.
“What you cannot argue about is if you say you’re America first. This isn’t America first. This is absolutely America first.”
Beck closed by arguing that the strategy extends beyond confrontation.
“Notice another thing, Trump is not just confronting our enemies. He’s stealing alliances,” he said, pointing to diplomatic outreach in the Middle East.
“Because power flows through relationships, not just weapons. This is all about blocking Iran, China and Russia.”
WATCH:
Trump’s capture of Maduro IS “America first.” Not because we get oil, but because we STARVE China of it. Without Venezuela’s oil (and hopefully soon, Iran’s), it’s game over for China:
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) January 5, 2026
No Taiwan invasion.
No AI dominance.
No BRICS reserve currency. pic.twitter.com/3b48AdVN7O
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