The White House welcomed a surprise visitor on Friday. Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News star who has found himself at the center of a MAGA civil war in recent months, attended a meeting at the White House with oil and gas company executives about the Trump administration’s invasion of Venezuela and seizure of its oil reserves.

President Donald Trump marveled at the ongoing White House construction ahead of a meeting with oil executives.

The CEOs of ConocoPhillips, Exxon, and Shell are at the meeting, along with representatives from Chevron, Halliburton, Valero, and Marathon.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says at least a dozen American oil companies are ready to get to work rebuilding Venezuela's oil industry, including majors and a few "wildcatters," but he also said the U.