(The Center Square) - At a campaign event in Corpus Christi, Texas, President Donald Trump again touted Venezuelan oil over U.S. oil.Â
He also reiterated his campaign pledge that he would “unleash American energy” and U.S. companies would “drill, baby, drill” to extract more oil and gas. “Man, are we drilling now,” he said. Â
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