On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
senior analyst, Eurasia Group
2 things Greg Brew said, verbatim, on August 29, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.
Positions
Disputes
“The idea that this will lower domestic US gas prices at any point in the near future is...tenuous, at best,”
Politico Trump says the US has taken majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil, and gas is still $4.09 a gallon ›
Others on this question
“securing stable reserves and low-cost oil in our Hemisphere and lowering gas prices here at home”
Disputes
“Some oil in Venezuela--the commercial viability of which is largely theoretical--does little to address this.”
Politico Trump says the US has taken majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil, and gas is still $4.09 a gallon ›
Others on this question
he called the country "uninvestable" until changes are made to the country's legal and economic system
“Conceptually, yes, this could work.”
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