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Pete Hegseth: “President Trump had the foresight to seize Maduro, change…”

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Sen. Warner, more | Face the Nation Full Broadcast - June 14, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 15:14

We treat these foreign terrorist organizations the same way, just like we do with drug boats when we identify they're run by those FTOs. So that was a great development. I mean, think about that. President Trump had the foresight to seize Maduro, change the relationship. We have a totally different energy dynamic around the world. By the way, the way energy flows today, the straits will be nowhere near as relevant we one to two years from now because of the foresight of President Trump. (15:14–15:19)

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Asserts that President Trump seized Nicolas Maduro and changed the relationship with Venezuela.

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