Vice President JD Vance in Alburtis, Pa., on Dec. 16, 2025. Ryan Collerd/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the United States will allow Venezuela to sell oil only if those sales advance U.S. national interests, describing Washington’s emerging energy policy toward the country as a tool of diplomatic leverage that avoids military entanglements and does not endanger any American lives.
In a Jan. 7 interview on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Vance said U.S. control over Venezuelan energy revenues would give Washington economic and geopolitical influence while avoiding a prolonged military commitment.
