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Venezuela and Trump: When Oil Romance Goes Wrong

Ah, Venezuela – the soap opera that keeps on giving! Picture this: it's like a messy breakup where one ex (Trump) spent four years trying to make the other ex (Maduro) jealous by hanging out with their rival (Juan Guaidó), only to realize that maybe, just maybe, they should've just talked it out over coffee. Or in this case, over a barrel of oil. Venezuela and Trump: When Oil Romance Goes Wrong During Trump's first rodeo as president, he went full "The Art of the Deal" on Venezuela. His maximum-pressure campaign was basically the diplomatic equivalent of putting all your ex's stuff in garbage bags and leaving them on the front lawn. Sanctions here, sanctions there, sanctions everywhere! It was like watching someone try to open a jar by hitting it repeatedly with a hammer – sure, it makes a lot of noise, but is it really getting you anywhere? But hold onto your empanadas, folks, because Trump 2.0 might be a whole different telenovela! These days, he's a...