Urgent: Trump signs order declaring national emergency to "safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue": White House-Xinhua

Urgent: Trump signs order declaring national emergency to "safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue": White House

Source: Xinhua| 2026-01-11 01:10:30|Editor:

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to "safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in U.S. Treasury accounts from attachment or judicial process," ensuring the funds are preserved "to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives," according to a release by the White House.

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