Trump Teases ‘Other Things Happening’ After Bold Tanker Seizure
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 11 December 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
- U.S. authorities, including the Coast Guard, FBI, Homeland Security, and Navy, seized the tanker in a coordinated operation. Video footage of the boarding was released publicly.
- Official Justification: The seizure was based on violations of U.S. sanctions and links to illicit oil networks supporting sanctioned entities, including Iran.
- Venezuelan Reaction: The Maduro government condemned the action as “international piracy” and a violation of sovereignty, vowing to raise the issue in international forums.
- Geopolitical Impact: The incident escalated U.S.-Venezuela tensions, contributed to rising global oil prices, and raised questions about potential military escalation.
- Media Coverage: CNN and Fox News-while some portray the move as controversial, analysts argue it is consistent with past U.S. actions against Iranian oil tankers.
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| 0:04.8 | Have you considered talking to the president of Colombia |
| 0:07.3 | who you call a drugger? |
| 0:09.7 | No, I haven't already thought too much about him. |
| 0:11.8 | He's been fairly hostile to the United States. |
| 0:15.2 | He's going to have himself some big problems if he doesn't wise up. |
| 0:19.6 | Colombia is producing a lot of drugs. |
| 0:21.6 | They have cocaine factories that they make cocaine, as you know, and they sell it right |
| 0:25.9 | into the United States. |
| 0:27.1 | So he better wise up, or he'll be next. |
| 0:29.8 | He'll be next, too. |
| 0:31.6 | I hope he's listening. |
| 0:33.0 | He's going to be next. |
| 0:34.5 | You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson. |
| 0:38.5 | Good Thursday morning. |
| 0:39.6 | It's so nice to have you with us on the 47 morning update, and we've got one big story for you. |
| 0:45.1 | Donald Trump made a promise to keep us safe, especially from the drugs that were killing |
| 0:49.2 | countless Americans with fentanyl overdoses. |
| 0:52.3 | Well, now the president is going after some of those cartel |
| 0:55.6 | individuals, including Venezuela. Trump now says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast |
| 1:03.9 | of Venezuela in a massive move. I've got all the details for you and what this means going forward. But first I want to tell you |
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