Donald Trump has asked for at least $100bn (£75bn) in oil industry spending for Venezuela, but received a lukewarm response at the White House as one executive warned the South American country was currently “uninvestable”.

Bosses of the biggest US oil firms who attended the meeting acknowledged that Venezuela, sitting on vast energy reserves, represented an enticing opportunity.

But they said significant changes would be needed to make the region an attractive investment. No major financial commitments were immediately forthcoming.

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    Judging from the anger over ICE and anti-american administration if Trump tries to stop the election there will be riots and strikes.

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      23 hours ago

      I lost count of the many “if x happens we’ll act” excuses…

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      I have yet to see any evidence that Trump doing anything would cause riots and strikes. The American people are too pacified to defend themselves.

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        21 hours ago

        We’ve already had a few riots.

        Technically we’ve also had Jan 6th, but I know that’s not what you mean.