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POTUS IN PRIMETIME: President Trump Announces Address to the Nation From White House
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Trump designates Venezuelan regime a terrorist organization and orders oil tankers seized
President Donald Trump announced the escalation of U.S. efforts against the regime in Venezuela after a series of military strikes on alleged narco-terrorist drug boats.
The president said he was designating the regime a foreign terrorist organization and ordered a blockade against oil tankers.
‘I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela.’
“Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America,” he wrote on social media. “It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.”
He went on to accuse the regime of using stolen oil funds to support murder, drug terrorism, kidnapping, and human trafficking.
“For the theft of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION,” he added. “Therefore, today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela.”
On Wednesday, the president announced that the military had seized an oil tanker outside of Venezuela. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi released a video of the operation and said the tanker had been warned about transporting sanctioned oil from Iran.
“We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela,” Trump said to reporters. “Large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized actually.”
Democrats have accused the administration of acting improperly in the actions against Venezuela. Other critics have accused the president trying to distract Americans from the controversy over the release of the Epstein files.
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Earlier in the month, the president said he had given an ultimatum to Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro to step down from power or face further escalation. Maduro reportedly offered to resign from political office but demanded that he be allowed to retain control of the military. No deal was reached.
The administration has also placed a $50 million bounty on Maduro’s head.
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Minneapolis police chief cites his Catholic faith when comparing holy family with illegal aliens
The police chief of Minneapolis cited his Catholic faith when advocating on behalf of illegal aliens against the deportation policies of the Trump administration.
Police Chief Brian O’Hara told residents that they should call 911 if they saw anyone “kidnapping” illegal aliens, whether it be federal law enforcement agents or others pretending to be them.
‘The Minneapolis Police Department does not participate in immigration enforcement. We do not care and do not ask people about immigration status.’
He also said that illegal aliens in the U.S. are similar to Joseph, Mary, and Jesus being sought by officials in the biblical account of the birth of Jesus.
“It’s especially personal to me, having been raised a Catholic, to be in a Christian church this morning as we are approaching Christmas,” O’Hara said.
“And I cannot help but think of what is happening in our city today and how that echoes with how outsiders have been treated for thousands of years. How Mary and Joseph themselves were considered outsiders and forced to stay in a barn!” he added.
“That’s what we’re getting ready to commemorate as Christians around the world while all of this fear is happening right here in our town,” O’Hara said.
O’Hara was criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement over a vehicle stop that led to the arrest of two U.S. citizens on Monday. ICE officers were swarmed by protesters who threw snow and other objects, and some suffered cuts and other injuries, according to ICE.
He said that some officers were sent to assist ICE over the attack but that they “disengaged from the scene” after the scene was safe.
O’Hara went on to reassure illegal aliens that they could safely call 911 for help because his police force would not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
“The Minneapolis Police Department is committed to honoring the human dignity of every person in our community,” O’Hara said.
“The Minneapolis Police Department does not participate in immigration enforcement,” he added. “We do not care and do not ask people about immigration status. People in our community need to know that they can feel confident that when they need help, they can call 911, and we will show up for everyone.”
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