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On December 10, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that the United States had seized a very large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a bold enforcement action in the face of Nicolás Maduro’s criminal rule. This move was confirmed by multiple sources and marks a clear, unapologetic use of American power to choke off the cash flows that prop up tyranny.
U.S. officials say the operation was led by the U.S. Coast Guard with Navy support and was carried out as a law enforcement action against a stateless vessel linked to illicit oil trading. That coordination of maritime law enforcement and military assets shows the administration is willing to use every legitimate tool to enforce sanctions and punish regimes that traffic in corruption and narcoterrorism.
This seizure is not an isolated stunt; it is part of a wider pressure campaign that has included a massive military buildup in the Caribbean, fighter-jet patrols near Venezuela, and targeted strikes on drug-running vessels. The American people should be proud that their government is finally acting to defend the hemisphere and squeeze the resources of a brutal regime that stole its last election.
Make no mistake — Maduro survives on stolen oil revenue and shadowy tanker networks that funnel wealth to his cronies and to hostile foreign powers. Striking at the vessels and the pipelines of his corruption is smart statecraft, not recklessness, and it deprives the dictator of the very lifeline that props up his repression.
To those who will howl about escalation, remember that weakness invites aggression and leaves our neighbors vulnerable to tyranny and chaos. Conservatives believe in using American strength to defend liberty, and cutting off the cash that buys repression is a patriotic, moral choice even if it makes the left’s moralizing uncomfortable.
This administration is sending a message: the United States will not stand idly by while despots enrich themselves on the backs of their people and threaten regional security. Hardworking Americans expect leaders who act decisively to protect our interests and our values, and today’s action is the kind of leadership that keeps our nation strong and free.
