President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon announced that the United States has seized an oil tanker bound for Cuba as it was sailing off the coast of Venezuela.

“We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. Large tanker, very large. Largest one ever seized in action. And, other things are happening. So, you’ll be seeing that later. And you’ll be talking about that later with some other people,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

Trump said the tanker was seized “for a very good reason,” but provided no further details. Asked what would happen to the ship’s cargo of oil, he replied, “Well, we keep it, I guess.”

A U.S. official said the seizure was “led by the Coast Guard and supported by the U.S Navy.”

Another official told the New York Times that th

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