Murphy Slams Trump’s Venezuela Oil Plan: ‘Wall Street Will Get Rich’
Sen. Chris Murphy warns Trump’s plan to seize Venezuela’s oil would enrich energy giants and burden U.S. taxpayers, sidelining Venezuelan people’s needs.
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