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What is the Trump administration's end goal with seizing oil tankers?
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4:53Now PlayingFor the second time in less than two weeks, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says, the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast. ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl discusses the possible end goal as the Trump administration seizes a second tanker in the Caribbean.
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