Venezuela Commits to Buying American Goods in Oil Deal: Trump

President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 29, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Venezuela has committed to buying exclusively American-made products with revenues from a newly created oil agreement with the United States.The arrangement, detailed by Trump on his social media platform Truth Social, represents a significant step in bilateral economic links following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who is now facing federal drug trafficking charges in New York City.