📌 Yes — this is real and confirmed by multiple reliable international media outlets: President Donald Trump publicly criticized ExxonMobil after a meeting with oil executives, stating he could exclude the company from participating in investments in Venezuela due to the response from its CEO.

📍 What actually happened:

• Trump held a meeting with major U.S. oil companies to encourage them to invest up to $100 billion in Venezuela's oil sector following the removal of President Nicolás Maduro.

• Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil, said Venezuela is "uninvestable" (not suitable for investment) under current conditions, citing lack of legal guarantees and historical expropriations of assets.

• Trump responded by saying he didn't like that answer and would be "inclined to keep Exxon out" of U.S. investment plans in Venezuela because "they're being too clever."

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📉 Exxon's stock did react to the market:

Following Trump's comments, ExxonMobil's stock declined modestly in pre-market trading, dropping around 1% after the remarks, according to economic reports.

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📊 Straightforward and unfiltered summary:

✅ Real fact: Trump criticized Exxon for not wanting to invest in Venezuela and said he could exclude it from future oil projects there.

✅ Real fact: Exxon's CEO labeled Venezuela as "uninvestable" due to legal risks and past asset expropriations.

✅ Real fact: Exxon's stock dipped in markets following Trump's comments.

❌ Not an exaggeration: This is not a meme or a rumor — it's a story reported by Reuters, AP, Forbes, EFE, and other global media outlets.

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📌 CONCLUSION:

Yes — it's real that Trump put Exxon under the spotlight for not aligning with his plan to invest in Venezuela, and that tension did briefly affect the company's stock price in the markets. $