Donald Trump made a major error last Friday (January 9) when he read aloud a private note meant only for him during a press briefing.

The 79-year-old president was talking about plans for Venezuela’s massive oil reserves—the largest proven in the world—shortly after the U.S. military struck Caracas and special forces captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, who is now facing charges in New York.

At one point, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio handed Trump a message that was never intended to be shared publicly. But Trump appeared not to realize that and proceeded to read it aloud in front of reporters.

After being handed the paper, Trump said, “Marco just gave me a note,” and then read it to everyone in the room.

The note read: “Go back to Chevron. They want to discuss something.”

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