… and that I'm likely to make again next week when a war Powers resolution is called forward. The timeliness of this is imminent. The news has just broken today that President Trump has ordered the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Venezuela that has been seized by the United States Coast Guard. Tensions are escalating and the Senate is asleep on this matter. I want to just ask this question. (00:18–00:24)
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Asserts that President Trump ordered the seizure of an oil tanker by the U.S. Coast Guard.
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