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The Blockade of Venezuela S4E252 12.23.2025
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Today, our email is from Roberta from New Orleans, Louisiana. Trump is bragging about detaining an oil tanker from Venezuela. He has recently authorized a blockade on tankers entering and leaving Venezuela's sovereign waters. It seems to me that he is escalating his “War on Fentanyl” against the alleged drug cartels of Venezuela to include other exports and imports. So, I was wondering your take on all this. It’s evident to me that attacking small craft isn’t enough, and he is pushing us toward a real war. Where is Congress in all this? Can he keep this aggressive action up without their approval?
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