US President Donald Trump's comments came a week after the United States seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
US President Donald Trump reacts while preparing to sign an executive order classifying fentanyl as 'weapon of mass destruction' during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 15, 2025.(photo credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: