Trump: US Has Taken Oil from Seized Venezuelan Tankers

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

The United States has taken the oil that was on seized Venezuelan tankers and will process it in US refineries, President Donald Trump said in a New York Post interview that was published on Saturday.

“Let’s put it this way — they don’t have any oil. We take the oil,” Trump told the newspaper.