White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the United States intends to “seize” the crude oil carried onboard the Skipper , an oil tanker captured in international waters off Venezuela’s coast on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump announced the seizure of the tanker on Wednesday afternoon at the top of his meeting with tech executives at the White House, but offered no additional details on the incident.

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Leavitt also declined to provide details at her briefing. However, she faced several questions on the su

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