Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) defended the seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, contending that President Donald Trump is totally within his right on this and that the United States is simply enforcing sanctions.

During an episode of Breitbart News Daily , host Mike Slater asked the gubernatorial hopeful about the seizure of the Venezuelan oil tanker, given the left’s reaction.

“[It was] led by another one of your constituents, our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth,” Slater said. “You okay with this? …The left is calling it this shocking escalation, or are we just enforcing sanctions that we’ve had since 2015?”

“Yeah – we’re enforcing sanctions” the Tennessee senator responded. “The president is within his right on this, and it is imperative that we enforce these sanctions. You look at

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