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#FirstpostNews: Trump: U.S. Received 80 Million Barrels of Oil From ‘New Friend’ Venezuela At his State of the Union address, Donald Trump said the United States had received more than 80 million barrels of oil from Venezuela, calling the country a “new friend and partner” following the January capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Trump highlighted rising domestic energy output and job growth, framing the oil shipments as part of a broader economic upswing and a shift in U.S. relations with Cara