Trump escalates Maduro confrontation with blockade on Venezuelan oil tankers

Trump escalates Maduro confrontation with blockade on Venezuelan oil tankers


President Trump continued his rhetorical campaign against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, as a large American Naval force sits in the waters off the coast. The U.S. will actively blockade and seize vessels it had already sanctioned, a move some critics have called an act of war. Nick Schifrin reports and Geoff Bennett discusses the latest with David Smilde.

Author: Nick Schifrin, Geoff Bennett, Sonia Kopelev, Dan Sagalyn


Published at: 2025-12-17 23:40:24

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