Venezuela Oil
Children play at the beach near El Palito port in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025.
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President Donald Trump is gathering with top national security officials. Monday's meeting comes as the U.S. Coast Guard is stepping up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of an escalating pressure campaign on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and others are scheduled to join Trump, who is vacationing at his Mar-a-Lago resort, for what the White House calls a “major announcement.” Trump is expected to announce plans to build a new, large warship that Trump is calling a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a “Golden Fleet." That's according to people familiar with the matter who were not authorized comment publicly.
