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White House says first Venezuela oil-deal cargo arrives in Corpus Christi

The White House @WhiteHouse X · White House post Tue 27 Oct, 16:11 ET; Trump post 13:04 ET

“The first shipment from the historic Venezuela oil deal arrives TODAY in Corpus Christi, Texas!”

“SECURED MORE THAN 65 BILLION BARRELS”

“will receive ONE MILLION BARRELS of VENEZUELAN OIL”

“NO cost to the American Taxpayer”

Official post · not independently verified

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Our summary

The White House wrote: "The first shipment from the historic Venezuela oil deal arrives TODAY in Corpus Christi, Texas!" Its graphic says the deal "SECURED MORE THAN 65 BILLION BARRELS" (per image text). Trump wrote that the US "will receive ONE MILLION BARRELS of VENEZUELAN OIL" at "NO cost to the American Taxpayer". Neither post links a contract or shipping record.

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