The Tanker Seizures Aren’t Just About Venezuela

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🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Amid Venezuela patrols, President Trump reimagines his naval fleet. A Russian general is assassinated in a Moscow car bomb attack. And congressional retirements hit a generational high as Republicans debate a post-Trump future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.6	President Trump announces construction on a fleet of new battleship get a bigger boat. We start here.
0:43.3	President Trump announces construction on a fleet of new battleships named after himself. I think what he wants to do here is replicate Teddy Roosevelt's great white fleet.
0:47.9	But as the U.S. patrols other countries' coastlines, the ripple effects are already spreading.
0:53.5	A Russian general is assassinated in Moscow.
0:56.0	This was almost certainly done by Ukrainian intelligence.
0:58.0	So where does this put potential peace talks?
1:01.0	And more and more Republicans are openly supporting J.D. Vance for a possible presidential run.
1:07.0	It might not be such a good thing to be so closely tied to Donald Trump at that point.
1:10.0	It's just too bad so many of his allies in Congress are quitting.
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