> it’s actually about stealing Venezuela’s oil and minerals

It's multi-faceted. Venezuela is a hive of Russian, Chinese and Iranian activity in the Western Hemisphere. That is–long run–a problem for America.

Venezuela is also a brutal dictatorship that is oppressing its people and producing waves of migrants.

Finally, Venezuela is rich in underdeveloped mineral and energy resources. (Caveat: Exxon currently pumps those wells.)

Venezuela is also not Epstein, so, idk, there's that.