Trump cuts financial lifeline for Venezuela by ending permit to export oil to U.S.

Chevron President in Venezuela, Javier La Rosa, left, attends a signing agreement ceremony between Venezuela and the California-based Chevron, in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 2, 2022.

Trump's accused the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of not meeting democratic conditions for last year's July presidential election as well as of not moving fast enough to transport back immigrants set for deportation.

(Image credit: Matias Delacroix)