Deepa Shivaram

seized a second Venezuelan oil tanker after Trump announced a blockade on all sanctioned oil tankers coming in and out of the South American country.

Then the U.S.

announced it's pursuing the seizure of a third tanker.

Venezuela has disputed the U.S.

's actions and called them criminal.

The seizures come as the Trump administration also continues to launch strikes on boats off the shore of Venezuela that they say are carrying drugs.

More than 100 people have died in those strikes.

Trump, who's spending the rest of the year in Florida, is holding the event with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan.

Deepa Shivaram, NPR News.

This second incident stopping an oil tanker comes after Trump announced a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers coming in and out of Venezuela.

Venezuela has responded and called the U.S.

actions on the second oil tanker, quote, criminal.

It comes as more than 100 people have been killed in U.S.

strikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela that the Trump administration says are smuggling drugs.

To complicate matters, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair that Trump, quote, wants to keep on blowing boats up until Maduro cries uncle, implying that Trump wants Maduro out of office.

Deepa Shivaram, NPR News.

This second incident stopping an oil tanker comes after Trump announced a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers coming in and out of Venezuela.

Venezuela has responded and called the U.S.

actions on the second oil tanker, quote, criminal.

It comes as more than 100 people have been killed in U.S.