U.S. Moves to Secure Venezuela’s Gold as Influence Deepens After Intervention

Since the United States intervention in Venezuela on January 3rd, which effectively brought an end to President Nicolás Maduro’s 13-year dictatorship, the Trump administration has had a heavy hand in Venezuelan politics. The U.S. has made it clear that any new political leader, who is currently interim President Delcy Rodriguez, must cooperate with Washington. The U.S. has also staked its claim to vast quantities of Venezuelan crude. However, oil is not the only resource that the U.S. has shown an interest in, as the Trump administration imports millions of dollars’ worth of gold from the South American country. President Trump…