{"id":310046,"date":"2026-01-16T03:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-to-use-private-military-contractors-in-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T03:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:00:05","slug":"trump-to-use-private-military-contractors-in-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-to-use-private-military-contractors-in-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to use private military contractors in Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JqNdRZs_J-w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Trump to use private military contractors in Venezuela\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JqNdRZs_J-w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is preparing to use private military contractors to protect oil and energy assets in Venezuela rather than deploying US troops, according to sources familiar with the plans. 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