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“Venezuela” said in 187 of 667 transcripts, 660 times.
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Jul 8, 2026 Other 2 times
…we're removing people that are here illegally—criminals from the Congo, from Venezuela. We love Venezuela, but he emptied—Maduro emptied out his jails. They…
Jul 8, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump holds NATO Press Conference 3 times
…that no other country in the world has. When you look at Venezuela, when you look at Iran—essentially demolished their military in a couple…
…the most sought-after equipment in the world. You saw that with Venezuela, where they had a lot of great equipment that wasn't ours. And…
…you, that said we're not doing well there. We did great in Venezuela. That was a one-day war, and they're a very good military…
Jul 8, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds Bilateral meetings in Turkey 1 time
…Arabia, Russia, put together, we do more oil, and that's not including Venezuela. It's pretty amazing. Right? And this all happened during my term. We…
Jul 8, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds Bilateral meetings in Turkey 4 times
…great, but we have many, many great things. You see that with Venezuela. You see it with Iran. Look, Iran has been wiped out. Iran…
…live by it. That's the best. Well, they had different systems in Venezuela. So Venezuela had systems that didn't work. We didn't have one plane…
…fentanyl and all the other drugs coming in from different countries, including Venezuela. And it was—you know, they'd arrest them, they'd bring them to…
Jul 7, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with the President of Turkey 1 time
…oil. The United States has more oil than anybody. When you add Venezuela to it, it's like we have far more oil than any—we…
Jul 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…happy with what's happening, and we're doing very well. As you know, Venezuela was amazing, and we're getting along great with Venezuela, where we paid…
Jul 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks on Trump Accounts? 1 time
…doing incredibly well. Strongest military in the world. Has been displayed with Venezuela, who we're getting along with fantastically now. We've taken hundreds of billions…
Jul 4, 2026 Rally Kalshi: Trump hosts July 4th rally 1 time
…But we use it, and we've had tremendous success. You look at Venezuela. You look at Iran. We wiped it out, wiped out their military…
Jul 3, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…war, and left America's enemies in the depths of history. We beat Venezuela in 1 day, and we knocked the hell out of Iran. They're…
Jul 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the Burning Hills Amphitheatre 2 times
…thing we ever built. That's a nice combination, a little bit like Venezuela. We did a good job in Venezuela. But—and we're actually doing…
Jun 26, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's Conference 3 times
…to defend America's interests and American values. Look at what happened in Venezuela. We have a great—and by the way, we're helping Venezuela. They…
…Caracas. And we have a lot of people over there helping. But Venezuela has been fantastic. We've had a great relationship. It was a 1…
Jun 25, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Rose Garden Club Dinner 1 time
…anywhere in the world. We have the strongest military. We took over Venezuela in less than 1 day, and the oil is flowing, and we're…
Jun 25, 2026 Tele-rally Kalshi: Trump holds Tele-Rally for Julia Letlow 1 time
…America's military the strongest on Earth. And you see what we've done. Venezuela: a total, complete success. It was a 1-day war. And we're…
Jun 24, 2026 Rally Kalshi: Trump holds America is Back Rally 2 times
…is our military? One week, Iran was essentially finished. In 1 hour, Venezuela was finished. And I guess we have other things in store, but…
…operation earlier this year, America's Armed Forces captured the outlaw dictator of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and brought him back to face American justice. One of…
Jun 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at Mack Trucks 8 times
…we created the strongest military in history, and you see that with Venezuela. Venezuela, a 1-day operation, like—great. Good army. And now we're…
…of oil under that ground. You know how you find oil in Venezuela? Just look at the ground. You'll see oil bubbling up. They have…
…the Catholics. We have the Catholics and the Muslims—slightly different. But Venezuela has been great, and Iran has been great. I mean, you know…
Jun 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 4 times
…Sean Cairncross and Secretary Wright, who's doing a fantastic job over in Venezuela and every place else he touches. Venezuela, by the way, has been…
…Houston, sending it to Louisiana, sending it to lots of places. And Venezuela is also doing well. Venezuela is doing better than it's done in…
Jun 19, 2026 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…we have a lot of victories. We had a great victory in Venezuela, where we're now doing really well with the Government. The big companies…
…it. And again, we have a fantastic relationship with the people of Venezuela. Venezuela has become a happy country, because they have never made the…
…or something. We took about a week. We're a little spoiled by Venezuela, but equal. I would say equal. And now we have an agreement…
Jun 17, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with the Prime Minister of India 4 times
…have the most powerful military in the world. You saw that with Venezuela, which was 48—think of it, 48 minutes. And now our relationship…
…the cost of the war 40 times, taking millions of barrels out. Venezuela is benefiting. We're benefiting. Venezuela's benefiting. And then we go to Iran…
Jun 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…done. And I just don't think I like it great. Look at Venezuela, how well that's worked out. We paid for that war many times…
…many, many times over. We have millions of barrels of oil from Venezuela going to Houston, and we're working great with the Venezuelan government. Couldn't…
…Venezuela has been amazing. This is a larger situation—actually, less oil. Venezuela has a lot of oil, but we—think of it: We spent…
Jun 10, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs The Secure America Act 4 times
…took a little journey down to Iran. We first stopped off at Venezuela, by the way. And we have paid for that war many, many…
…to be exact, 48 minutes of fury, and it was over. And Venezuela is doing great. Relationships with the people are great. It's become a…
…And we are—we're taking out millions of barrels of oil from Venezuela. And then we went to Iran, and, essentially, we've done the same…
Jun 8, 2026 Tele-rally Kalshi: Trump holds Tele-Rally 1 time
…term, we rebuilt the military. And now we're using it. You remember Venezuela just a short time ago: a 1-day war. We took it…
Jun 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Wisconsin roundtable 1 time
…and a couple of other places. Tremendous success that we had in Venezuela. As you know, we're doing amazing oil business there right now, and…
Jun 5, 2026 Other 2 times
…than any other country on the planet. And then, when you add Venezuela to it, we're—there's—we have probably 64 percent of that type…
Jun 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes a coal announcement 16 times
…have the greatest military equipment anybody has ever seen before. Look at Venezuela. We went in there; it was over after about 48 minutes, and…
…I just do what's right. No, I—mean, look, it was like Venezuela was very unpopular, then we won, and my numbers went through the…
…went through the roof. It was very unpopular when I went to Venezuela. They said, "Oh, we don't want"—well, first of all, that one…
May 27, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 8 times
…it a war. I call it a conflict. Despite the conflict with Venezuela—who no longer has a navy, no longer has an air force…
…in the world, as you know. You saw what we did with Venezuela. That worked out very quickly, and we do—we're doing really equally…
…Iran. Right. All right. And could I just ask you: Cuba and Venezuela, what's going on there? So we're producing right now more oil, by…
May 25, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…In two wars recently, we've lost a total of 13 servicemembers. In Venezuela, which was a complete and total victory, where we're working very closely…
May 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a rally in NY 5 times
…And we're doing very well, by the way. Well, first of all, Venezuela was unbelievable. Right? Now, Iran. Their navy is gone. Their air force…
…That's why he's in"—by the way, how did we do in Venezuela? Not bad. That's why— . You know, we've taken out so much oil…
…this happened. This savage animal, who stole Sheridan's life, entered illegally from Venezuela and was released into our country by Crooked Joe Biden and that…
May 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump say during the Swearing-In Ceremony for Kevin Warsh 1 time
…I will tell you. But we really do. What we've done in Venezuela, you see. What we've done to Iran—Iran is dying to make…
May 20, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers keynote address at Coast Guard Academy Commencement 4 times
…world. You saw that with China just recently. You saw that in Venezuela. You saw that right now in Iran; everything's gone. Their navy's gone…
…Maduro and brought him back to American justice. He's awaiting trial from Venezuela. An attack that took less than 1 day, and it was an…
…now awaiting trial. And now we have a great joint venture with Venezuela. We have millions of barrels of oil coming into Houston and coming…
May 20, 2026 Other 2 times
…hundreds of thousands of soldiers in these various wars. In two wars, Venezuela, where we lost nobody, and here, we lost 13 people. Now, 13…
…you've lost 13?" We've lost, in two major wars—we took over Venezuela. We essentially took over Iran. And we've lost, so far, 13 people…
May 19, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the Congressional Picnic 1 time
…our military is the greatest in the world. You saw that with Venezuela. You see it now with Iran. We wiped out their navy. The…
May 12, 2026 Other 3 times
…I'll tell you what, Delcy's doing a great job. The people of Venezuela are thrilled with what's happened. They can't even believe it. They're dancing…
…have Chevron, we have all of the big companies going in. And Venezuela now is making more money than they've made in the last 25…
…There's nobody even to come close. And you see that whether it's Venezuela or whether it's Iran. Iran's military is decimated. I have a great…
May 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…pride. The others do too. Enemies have great pride. We went into Venezuela. Smart people. Great people. They have a really strong military. We won…
…quickly. And we have a fantastic—it's been a great thing for Venezuela. The people are really happy. They're dancing in the streets because they…
…ExxonMobil last night. The chairman was here, and we were talking about Venezuela, along with a lot of them. Chevron. They're all—they were all…
May 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Military Mother's Day Event 1 time
…It's a skirmish. And we're doing unbelievably well, as we did in Venezuela, where it was rapid—over in 1 day. And we're doing pretty…
May 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Small Business Summit 6 times
…have the greatest military in the world. You saw what happened with Venezuela. You see what happens with everything. But they said, "32 percent of…
…all day long, right? And speaking of that, we're doing well in Venezuela, right? It's working good? Secretary of Energy Christopher A. Wright. Yes, we…
…know what? They—I heard the other day that the people of Venezuela are really happy. They're seeing things happen that they haven't seen in…
May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump joins The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches Dinner 2 times
…You know, you look at—you look at what we did with Venezuela. That was an amazing military maneuver. And now we have a great…
May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump say delivers remarks at The Villages 4 times
…They wouldn't clap. Or the helicopter pilots that did so well in Venezuela, a great, incredible military achievement. And he was shot in the legs…
…helicopters crashing back and forth? It was not good. But that was Venezuela. How good did that work out? Right? And we had—we introduced…
…much, but if you look at what we've done, I mean, what—Venezuela is considered one of the greatest military movements in history. There's never…
May 1, 2026 Other 1 time
…a big victory. This is a victory like we haven't had since Venezuela—okay?—to be honest with you. We haven't had—but you know…
Apr 30, 2026 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…It's been an amazing—it's been an amazing period of time between Venezuela and—where we're doing great. We're getting along with them great. We're…
…attack. And that's a good—you know, they have good military in Venezuela, but this—— They did not expect that and that and that and…
…bargained for. This was no good." Anyway, so—and now—you know, Venezuela was amazing, but now we're doing essentially—it's larger, but we're doing…
Apr 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump meets with the Artemis II Astronauts 2 times
…world. Nobody even close. And—and you see that every-—whether it's Venezuela, which to-—and they have a good military in Venezuela, but it…
Apr 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…about a year from now, we'll be doing double the level. And Venezuela's been fantastic. We have a great relationship with that country and with…
…we're taking in millions of barrels of oil—millions and millions—from Venezuela. It's been a great experience, to be honest with you, and they're…
Apr 17, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at Turning Point USA 5 times
…a helicopter with practically his legs shot off. And he landed in Venezuela, perfectly, with a lot of men on board, like 48. And if…
…Hundreds of millions of barrels of oil taken out. The relationship with Venezuela is great. We're working—it's like a great partnership. But if that…
…will more than double. That's pretty good. In addition, our new partner, Venezuela—Venezuela has been great; really doing a good job over there—is…
Apr 6, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump holds a news conference 11 times
…If I had my choice? Yes, because I'm a businessman first. With Venezuela, as you know, the war was over in about 45 minutes. And…
…I mean, the relationship is good. And we are a partner with Venezuela. And we've taken hundreds of millions of barrels—hundreds of millions. Over…
…haven't heard that in, I think, maybe hundreds of years. Now, with Venezuela—and we—just so you understand, the people of Venezuela—they say…
Apr 6, 2026 Other 3 times
…40 days. There is no military. Look at what we did with Venezuela and how well that's worked out. We're taking in hundreds of millions…
…amazing relationship. We get along. It's best thing that ever happened to Venezuela. They're back on track. They're doing more business—even though we're essentially…
Apr 6, 2026 Other 3 times
…people of our country happy. I think most people wouldn't understand that. Venezuela—I'll give you an example. Venezuela has worked out so incredibly. We…
…right now in Houston being refined. It's been great. The relationship with Venezuela—the leaders has been fantastic. And I think we're going to have…
Apr 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…most powerful military anyplace in the world. You saw what happened with Venezuela. And it's an honor. I built it in my first term, and…
Apr 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…troops for the masterful job they did in taking the country of Venezuela in a matter of minutes. That hit was quick, lethal, violent, and…
…strongest military anywhere in the world. And now we're working along with Venezuela—and are, in a true sense, joint-venture partners; we're getting along…
…planet without even discussing the millions of barrels that we're getting from Venezuela. Because of the Trump administration's policies, we produce more oil and gas…
Mar 31, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 1 time
…at our military. We have the strongest military—look what happened in Venezuela. It was so incredible. People say the greatest military maneuver they've ever…
Mar 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…the Biden administration, where you have people—jails—jails or prisons from Venezuela, from the Congo, from all over the world. Every—from every continent…
Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the FII PRIORITY Summit 4 times
…and we have the technology nobody has. Look at what happened in Venezuela. They had other equipment, not ours. They made the mistake of using…
…But they have—they've never seen anything like it. When we hit Venezuela, a—and you know, that's a very strong military country. They have…
…we have been very, very successful. You know, when I went into Venezuela, I said, "Eh," because I campaigned on the fact "peace through strength…