On Friday, Donald Trump met with representatives of the oil and gas industry at the White House. The event was broadcast live. The American president sat between Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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What did the note Trump read aloud say?
Who gave the note to Trump?
What did Trump say after reading the note?
How did the US Secretary of Energy react to the situation?
At some point during the meeting, the second mentioned politician passed a short note to Trump. Rubio passed the card to the US president as he finished answering one of the questions. However, the American leader did not realize that the message he received was addressed only to him.
Trump read the private note aloud. “They want to discuss something”
-Marco just gave me a note. “Go back to Chevron. They want to discuss something.” Here we go, back to the topic of Chevron, Trump said, then started laughing. He then thanked Rubio for the message by patting him on the shoulder.
After a while, US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, sitting next to Rubio, clarified that the point was to provide up-to-date information on the activities of the energy company. She was the only one to be released from the embargo and sanctions in Venezuela imposed by Washington.
