While the world focuses on Iranian missiles and U.S. airstrikes, the Trump administration is quietly rewriting resource maps across the Global South...Caracas is shipping gold to U.S. refineries and signaling openness

X.com ^ | March 5, 2026 | KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat

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🚨NEW: Venezuela’s acting president just thanked Donald Trump — the same president whose administration removed Nicolás Maduro two months ago — and offered cooperation on energy, mining, and critical minerals.

Delcy Rodríguez said it standing next to U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum during a joint press conference in Caracas.

Two months ago: Maduro captured.

Today: the interim government thanking the architect of that removal and opening the door to U.S. access on gold, rare earths, and oil.

While the world focuses on Iranian missiles and U.S. airstrikes, the Trump administration is quietly rewriting resource maps across the Global South.

Venezuela holds the largest proven oil reserves on Earth and vast deposits of gold, coltan, and other critical minerals.

For years it was one of China’s key footholds in the Western Hemisphere.

Now Caracas is shipping gold to U.S. refineries and signaling openness to U.S. energy and mining investment essential for modern technology.

I've never seen anything like it.

Two months ago Venezuela was one of Washington’s most hostile governments.

Today its interim leadership is praising President Trump and working directly with the United States.

Who knows if it lasts.

But if this alignment holds, it may go down as one of the most consequential geopolitical flips in the world in decades.

 

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: china; commmerce; minerals; mining; nobelprize; trade; venezuela

[Libloather]

America’s Golden Age. Gotta have gold.

[dowcaet]

Trump and his team have made rare earth mineral deals with Vietnam, Australia and Japan. Plus, they were in negotiations with all of the Central Asian nations for more critical minerals. In addition, Trump established an emergency $12 billion stockpile of critical minerals and rare earths called Project Vault to avoid any shortfalls in these resources for industry and national defense. This is one of the advantages of having a businessman in the Oval Office.

[SteelPSUGOP]

Trump is the best

[Terry L Smith]

Uncle Xi will not be pleased....and glad of it!

[SuperLuminal]

MAGA winning...
The American Communist Party whining...

[Georgia Girl 2]

Its incredible!

[Nateman]

Apparently the US Government is buying lots of Gold. This would explain why its price has risen so high. I figured this was a demand driven bubble and you can’t get a bigger buyer than Uncle Sam.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

I saw Doug Burgum on the news this morning. He's been in Venezuela working on deals. He said the atmosphere is extremely positive and that Delcy and her brother have been extremely cooperative and normal. Democracy will return to Venezuela. Big things are happening in Venezuela.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

My prediction is that by Christmas, Cuba's commies will have fallen too.