President Donald Trump says he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolás Maduro. Speaking on Air Force One, Trump told reporters as he departed West Palm Beach, Florida that he “didn’t like Exxon’s response.” He says, “They’re playing too cute.” During a meeting Friday with oil executives, Trump tried to assuage the concerns of the companies and said they would be dealing directly with the U.S., rather than the Venezuelan government. Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil, the largest U.S. oil company, called the country “uninvestable.”
