President Trump is scheduled to make an announcement this afternoon with War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan, reportedly on a new fleet of Navy ships.
“President Trump is scheduled to announce a new type of ship for the Navy, according to a Pentagon official who requested anonymity to preview the plan,” The New York Times reports.
“The official said the Navy was expected to call the new vessels Trump-class battleships. Mr. Trump, who is scheduled to appear later Monday with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, in Palm Beach, Fla., has criticized the appearance of Navy warships.”
This comes amid escalating conflicts with Venezuela, as the Trump Administration continues attacks on drug smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, which have killed over 100 narcoterrorists. It also comes as the Trump Administration enforces an oil embargo on Venezuela and interdicts oil tankers.
US forces have seized two Venezuelan oil tankers since December 10 and attempted to seize a third over the weekend.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the US Coast Guard attempted to board Bella 1, a sanctioned Iranian-linked tanker, but it fled.
US officials described the chase with the tanker, which was not flying a valid national flag, as an “active pursuit of a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion.”
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The announcement is scheduled for 4:30 pm ET.
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