Trump Wrote Chapter Titled ‘Take the Oil’ in 2011 Book ‘Time to Get Tough’

What the proof shows

Breitbart’s core reporting is partially accurate but omits important context and contains at least one factual detail that other records contradict. Multiple outlets quote White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers saying U.S. energy companies would come to the White House to discuss investment in restoring Venezuela’s oil infrastructure (supports Breitbart’s summary of the White House statement). Reuters published a White House list of 17 companies expected to attend the Jan. 9 meeting (supporting Breitbart’s ‘17 companies’ figure). However contemporaneous reporting and pool photography show the meeting took place in the East Room (not the smaller Cabinet Room as Breitbart stated) and several outlets reported fewer than 17 executives actually present or described executives as noncommittal about large investments — facts that change the impression of a firm commitment by industry. Breitbart also gives a precise time and room that other primary reporting and photo captions do not corroborate.