Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment

President says a ‘tremendous amount of money’ will need to be spent repairing country’s infrastructureBusiness live – latest updatesVenezuela live – latest updatesDonald Trump has suggested US taxpayers could reimburse energy companies for repairing Venezuelan infrastructure for extracting and shipping oil.Trump acknowledged that “a lot of money” will need to be spent to increase oil production in Venezuela after US forces ousted its leader Nicolás Maduro, but suggested his government could pay oil companies to do the work. Continue reading...