""Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America," Trump said in a post on his social media platform. "It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before - Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.""
""On his social media, he assumes that Venezuela's oil, land, and mineral wealth are his property," the statement said of Trump's post. "Consequently, he demands that Venezuela immediately hand over all its riches. The President of the United States intends to impose, in an utterly irrational manner, a supposed naval blockade on Venezuela with the aim of stealing the wealth that belongs to our nation.""
"Venezuela's government released a statement Tuesday accusing Trump of "violating international law, free trade, and the principle of free navigation" with "a reckless and grave threat" against the South American country."
President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all "sanctioned oil tankers" into Venezuela to increase pressure on Nicolás Maduro by tightening the country's economic chokehold. U.S. forces recently seized an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast following a regional military buildup. Trump alleged on social media that Venezuela used oil to fund drug trafficking and other crimes and vowed to continue the military buildup until Venezuela returned oil, land and assets to the United States. Pentagon officials deferred questions to the White House. Venezuela's government accused the action of violating international law and labeled the blockade threat an attempt to steal national wealth.
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