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Karoline Leavitt: “We still reserve the right to seize vessels, if it's legally…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Mar. 30, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 28:58

President Scheinbaum of Mexico also said that Mexico is exploring different ways to ref start some of those shipments to Cuba. Is the administration okay with that at this time? Ms. Again, there's been no change in our sanction policy. We still reserve the right to seize vessels, if it's legally applicable, that are headed towards Cuba and that violate the United States sanction policy. But of course, the president and the administration also reserve the right to waive those seizures on a case by case basis. (28:58–29:07)

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