On The Daily Show's Feb. 5 episode, Jon Stewart addressed the Trump administration's military intervention in Venezuela.
He remarked, "Generally, in American history, when we intervene in another country, whether true or not, we come up with a high-minded pretense. On what moral foundation will this conflict be framed?" The show then cut to a clip of Trump stating, "We're going to have presence in Venezuela as it pertains to oil. We're going to get the oil flowing the way it should be."
"Seems a little on the nose," Stewart commented. "Oil, precious commodity, certainly, but not the reason a country, formed 250 years ago on the ideas of liberty and self-determination, would go into a country and snatch a man at night. There must be a slightly more noble pretense."
The segment continued with clips of Trump openly declaring, "We're going to be taking out a tremendous amount of wealth out of the ground. We need total access. We need access to the oil," and "In other words, we'll be selling oil," making his intentions crystal clear.
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