U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says

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1. The U.S. military has seized an oil tanker off of Venezuela’s coast, President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday as his administration [continues to escalate its military presence in the region](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/drug-boats-venezuela-are-mainly-moving-cocaine-europe-not-fentanyl-us-rcna244583).

   “As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela,” Trump said. “Large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized actually.”

   Trump did not provide details on the matter but said that it was an “interesting day.” He also hinted that more developments may unfold on the matter as “other things are happening.”

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3. Wag the dog? Trump’s ability to manage the country’s economy in the same way as he ran a casino, combined with him not being able to strong-arm Ukraine into surrendering to Russia and making his master happy, is quickly forcing him to do something… anything… to not be the lamest of ducks in a year’s time.

   From a geopolitical perspective, this bodes poorly for almost everyone.

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9. Wasn’t “piracy” the name of it?

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