Main Gossip: A Shocking Secret!

Oh, sweetie, you won’t believe the latest hullabaloo from Washington! It seems our President, Donald J. Trump, has been playing fast and loose with his little secrets, and heavens to Betsy, it’s about Venezuela!

Apparently, he cooked up a whole “large-scale operation” to shake things up over there, even to kidnap its president, Nicolás Maduro. But guess who got the memo before anyone else important? Not Congress, no, not our elected officials, darling. It was the big oil companies!

Grandma’s Sarcastic Reactions: Priorities, Priorities!

Can you imagine? A reporter, bless their nosy little heart, asked if he’d chatted with them before the whole kerfuffle. And President Trump, bold as brass, just said, “Yes!”

Then, when pressed about tipping them off, he just chirped, “Before and after.” Well, I never! It seems some folks get a VIP pass to the national security briefing, while others (like, you know, the legislative branch) are left knitting quietly in the corner. Honestly, it makes you wonder what kind of democracy we’re running here, doesn't it?

Clarifying What Actually Happened: The Nitty-Gritty

So, here’s the skinny, without all my dramatic sighs: President Trump openly admitted on Air Force One that he informed U.S. oil companies about his plans for a military operation in Venezuela. He even said they “want to go in, and they’re gonna do a great job.”

The intention, it seems, is for these companies to “fix the badly broken infrastructure” and “start making money for the country,” though he insists the money is “very substantial.”

• Fact #1: President Trump confessed to telling oil companies.
• Fact #2: He did not get authorization from Congress beforehand.
• Fact #3: Democratic lawmakers are now saying that Secretary of State Marco Rubio deliberately misled them about these very intentions. Oh, that Marco!

Why Grandma Just Can’t Even Today: A Modern Puzzle

Honestly, sweetie, back in my day, when a President wanted to do something big like invade a country, there was a whole song and dance with Congress. Now? It’s a quick chat with the folks who stand to make a pretty penny.

It just leaves a poor old grandma shaking her head. It’s like the government’s turned into a private club for big corporations. Honestly, the things they get away with! I just hope someone's looking out for the common folk, not just the oil barrel boys. Heavens to Betsy, indeed!