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Secretary Wright Discusses Venezuela and the Cuba Oil Cutoff with Sean Hannity, Jan. 12, 2026

January 13, 2026 · U.S. Department of Energy · 0:02:49

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What happened

On Fox News, host Sean Hannity asked Secretary Wright about Venezuela’s oil, the President’s cutoff of Cuba, reports that Mexico is still selling oil to Cuba, and whether a partnership would emerge if the Iranian regime falls. Wright said, as he stated it, that such an outcome is very likely, and that a strong and resolute United States under President Trump emboldens freedom fighters around the world, as he stated it.

Wright said, as he stated it, that the Cuban government has lived off Venezuela — money and oil for free — and that no more Venezuelan money or oil will flow to Cuba. He described, as he stated it, the President as on the cusp of a transformation of Venezuela from societal collapse and dictatorship to a much better trajectory, using American power with no boots on the ground, no bullets, and no American casualties — using commerce and energy, as he stated it.

Pressed on Mexico, Wright clarified, as he stated it, that the President’s statement referred to Venezuelan money and oil: the oil quarantine is around Venezuela, not around Cuba currently, though he said the President could choose to use that leverage. He said, as he stated it, that cutting off the Venezuelan flow probably makes the situation in Cuba very dicey, and that the aim is to drive reform in Cuba as well as Venezuela without guns, as he stated it.

Why it matters

The interview clarifies the Cuba cutoff’s actual scope from the energy secretary’s own mouth — Venezuelan oil and money, not a quarantine around Cuba itself — and states the administration’s claim that Venezuela is being transformed without American casualties.

Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, “Secretary Wright Joins Fox News’ Sean Hannity - January 12, 2026”, 2026-01-13 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-01-13). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.