Donald Trump Reiterated India’s Deal Buying Venezuelan Oil; Urges China To Join.

Air Force One; February 2026: US President Donald Trump has reiterated the Trade Deal made by India in procuring Venezuelan Oil alongwith inviting China to buy Venezuelan oil.

Addressing reporters aboard Air Force One, he said, “China is welcome to come in and make a great deal on oil. We’ve already made a deal. India is coming in, and they’re going to be buying Venezuelan oil as opposed to buying it from Iran. So, we’ve already made the concept of the deal”.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that Venezuela has offered Washington “50 million barrels of oil” worth USD 5.2 billion, and he has agreed to that deal. Addressing the press on the renaming of Southern Boulevard to Donald Trump Boulevard, Trump said, “We’re dealing with the new President. We’re dealing with a lot of the people who are running the country. They said, we have 50 million barrels of oil, and we have to get it processed immediately because we have no room. Will you take it? I said, we’ll take it. It’s equivalent to USD 5.2 billion”.

Trump further commended the “great relationship” with the Venezuelan interim government, formed after the US captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation.

“We’ve had a great relationship with the people who are currently the Interim President and everybody else. A lot of pressure has been released”, he said. After Maduro’s capture, Trump had made it clear that United States would “run” Venezuela during a transition and needs “total access to the oil and to other things in their country”.

Trump’s comments also confirms recent report release by the US authorities that the US has made its first sale of Venezuelan oil valued at USD 500 million. According to the released report, revenue from the oil sales is currently being held in bank accounts controlled by the US government, as indicated in Friday’s order, according to the administration official. The main account, according to a second senior administration official, is located in Qatar.

Although, the Indian government has not yet responded to Trump’s comments yet, but Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today early morning reacted sharply to US President Donald Trump’s latest remarks on India’s oil imports, alleging that the US President appeared to be repeatedly revealing information about decisions taken by the Indian government, referring to Operation Sindoor and India’s oil policy.

In an official X post, the Congress leader said, “He told us Operation Sindoor had been halted. He told us India had stopped buying Russian oil. And now this”. He added, “President Trump continues to give us information on what our own Govt has done or will be doing”.

Team Maverick.