Donald Trump has said he might block ExxonMobil from investing in Venezuela after the oil company’s chief executive called the country “uninvestable” during a White House meeting last week.
Darren Woods told the US president that Venezuela would need to change its laws before it could be an attractive investment opportunity, during the high-profile meeting on Friday with at least 17 other oil executives.
Woods’ sceptical remarks quickly emerged as the dominant headline, undercutting the White House’s hopes of building momentum from its engagement with the world’s most prominent oil executives.
"I didn’t like Exxon’s response,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on his way back to Washington on Sunday. “I’ll probably be inclined to keep Exxon out. I didn’t like their response. They’re playing too cute.”
Exxon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Do they also have ivory towers?
81% of the population lives in coastal states. Are you saying inland politicians are more authentic? Or are you playing the classic Republican spiel that them city folk are the cause of all the problems? Because I haven’t seen any evidence to back either claim.
The President isn’t elected in a popular vote, and small states in the middle of the county have vastly more relative voting power than states on the coasts? It isn’t that inland politicians are more authentic. It is that inland voters, who have double the voting power, choose to vote for people who ACT like salt of the earth, whether they are from a long-wealthy family or not. So if you act like a coastal elite, you are at a disadvantage compared to someone who acts like a cowboy even though they went to Yale. Or if you talk like a normal person and use complete sentences, you are at a disadvantage to someone who yells and screams about being a Christian even though they aren’t.
So they believe one act and not the other, despite the behavior (and votes in congress) to the contrary. So we’re back to lack of education being the problem, unless you’re a conservative, in which case it’s a benefit.
Pretty much, yeah. Millions of Americans still think the guy who would be cool in high school is a better leader than the biggest nerd in school. They vote for the guy they want to have a beer with.
Also, millions of Americans care more about saving their money in taxes over hurting other people.
Yeah, I had that conversation. Someone would rather pay more for healthcare than have someone who doesn’t ‘deserve’ it have access.
…the US doesn’t have proportional representation for presidential elections, nor for the House in most states considering how gerrymandered everyt is, so it doesn’t matter where most of the people live.
until it does, how rural america sees you is all that matters. you want to win battleground states, you have to atleast be able to pretend to be an actual person.
doesn’t matter what your positions are, becaude most US voters are just selfish anyway, be a complete piece of shit long as you come off as a “real” piece of shit.
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