Trump orders full blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers as Maduro denounces US 'colonial' plot

Nicolás Maduro has framed Donald Trump’s new Venezuela oil blockade as proof that Washington wants to “colonize” the country and seize its oil, gas and gold. He is calling for a global protest by oil workers as U.S. forces tighten a naval squeeze around Venezuela. Trump announced what he called a “Total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela, escalating U.S. enforcement against ships tied to Caracas. Watch for details.