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International Relations Expert, Behavioral Pollster and Chief Strategist, Mwale Henry weighs in on the Donald Trump Presidential inauguration 2025 and the impact of the power shift to Trinidad and Tobago.  Nicole M Romany has more.

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00:00Mr. Henry, who was in attendance at the inauguration ceremony in his capacity as a consultant,

00:07notes President Trump's position on Venezuela.

00:10On Monday, the U.S. president told reporters that the United States would probably stop

00:16buying oil from Venezuela.

00:18Today, the international relations expert says Trinidad and Tobago should pay close

00:23attention to what's happening.

00:25While standing on the steps of the Department of State, Secretary Rubio indicated that

00:32there's going to be three litmus tests that's going to examine how the U.S. engages with

00:40all nations.

00:41He said, one, the policy, whatever policy, that policy agreement will be that one, the

00:47U.S. must be stronger from the agreement, must be safer from the agreement, and must

00:52be much more prosperous from that agreement.

00:54Because along those three litmus tests, Trinidad has the ability to pass those tests.

01:00Because when Trump indicated, he said up front, he said, I'm no longer interested in buying

01:05oil from Venezuela.

01:08Henry adds that trade policy will also impact Trinidad and Tobago.

01:12He's reviewing the current treaty that's in place in Panama.

01:18So one of the key things I would say is what Donald Trump is doing, he's leveraging the

01:24strategy of low-hanging fruits.

01:25He's using existing law.

01:28He's not waiting on Congress.

01:29He's using existing law, reviewing existing law, and seeing where there are breaches or

01:35possible setbacks.

01:37So in terms of Trinidad, our trade balances, we are not in a negative trade balance.

01:45So I don't think from a trade perspective we have anything to worry about.

01:49However, he says, when it comes to cross-border gas, it's an area that Trinidad and Tobago

01:55has to navigate in order to seek Trinidad's interest.

01:59Nicole M. Romany, TV6 News.

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