Trump Says US Has Seized Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela

The move marks a new development in the administration’s pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over drug trafficking.
Trump Says US Has Seized Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela
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Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in what appears to be an escalation in the administration’s campaign against the country over drug trafficking.

“We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, a large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized, actually,” Trump said Wednesday at the White House, adding that “other things are happening” in the area.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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