DESPICABLE: Dying Venezuela Finds $500,000 To Donate To Trump’s Inauguration Party

[corbe]

DESPICABLE: Dying Venezuela Finds $500,000 To Donate To Trump’s Inauguration Party

Posted at 2:00 pm on April 21, 2017 by Susan Wright

This is a good place to point out, once again, that the people of Venezuela are suffering.

The lack of food and medicine, brought about by harsh, socialist policies and corrupt government have ravaged a nation and set the streets ablaze with protest. Literally.

I want to emphasize the fact that they have a corrupt, incompetent government, and have, for some time. They care little for the suffering of their own people, and that leads to the kind of unrest we’re seeing now.

In the most recent bout of protests, seven people have died as a result.

A piece with The Resurgent yesterday discussed the confiscation of firearms from citizens in the nation in 2012, in the interest of “safety.” President Maduro is now planning to arm those loyal to him, in order to exert deadly force on those starving citizens who are protesting his regime.

And meanwhile, a new FEC report shows the Venezuelan government, while not having the funds to feed their people, do have the funds to donate to Donald Trump’s inauguration party.

They donated $500,000 to the cause.

The money was given to the Trump inauguration by Citgo Petroleum, a United States-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state oil company, according to a report from the U.S. Federal Election Commission.

The donation came in December amid food and medicine shortages and a suffering economy in Venezuela.

Stunning.

Further, an NPR story reports that those who donated $500,000 or more were buying access to Vice President Pence, through a dinner with he and his wife.

Is there a sick stirring in your gut, yet?

There should be.

Another report describes a deal made in November between the Venezuelan government and Russia.

Apparently, last November the Venezuelan oil company mortgaged its interest in Citgo to borrow cash from Russia’s government-owned oil company Rosneft. It was a dangerous gamble.

If the South American country cannot repay the Russians, they will lose Citgo. This impacts approximately five percent of the U.S.’ gas refining, and would hit Americans right in their pockets.

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http://www.redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/04/21/despicable-dying-venezuela-finds-500000-donate-trumps-inauguration-party/

[geronl]

Trump is for sale, this is the "art of the deal" through and through. Same way DOW chemicals donated a million and asked for easing of regulations on banned pesticides.

[TomSea]

And all of those Venezuelan beisbol players.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_Venezuela

Venezuela is being run into the ground but is $500,000 that much for an oil-dominated economy such as Venezuela?

Citgo is that company the Russians are buying; by the way, one of the top 10 refiners in the USA and that is who gave the money.

Citgo Might Go Belly Up, and Russia Will Pick Up the Slack
One of the top 10 oil refiners in the United States might be owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft soon.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/04/20/transcanada-corporation-the-bear-case-from-a-bull.aspx

From post #1:

The money was given to the Trump inauguration by Citgo Petroleum, a United States-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state oil company, according to a report from the U.S. Federal Election Commission.

The donation came in December amid food and medicine shortages and a suffering economy in Venezuela.

A pretty vague accusation.

Reminds me of those who use to say the Bush admin started the Iraqi invasion to enrich Halliburton and this is not even that strong of an accusation.

[Smokin Joe]

When Chavez nationalized the rigs, most oil companies and service companies fled. If you move equipment in, you might not get it back, so needless to say cutting edge best tools aren't going there, nor will people who can work elsewhere. The production has dropped off, but keep in mind the value of those exports has declined with crude prices as well.

[DB]

"... socialist policies and corrupt government ...".

Socialism is corruption of government - period.