John Bickley

And it's the same case with its government.

The man who killed the Americans and set off this retaliation from the United States was apparently a member of Syrian security forces, though Syrian officials have said that that man was under scrutiny and was probably soon to be fired because of his extremist views.

Now, as we mentioned at the top, the U.S.

military continues to carry out operations against Venezuela, which itself has a connection to terrorism.

What's the latest on that front?

Yeah, we've had another tanker seized, and this is the president continues to ramp up his pressure campaign.

Here's Daily Wire reporter Jenny Ter with the latest on that.

It's part of the president's new blockade to stop the sanctioned vessels from going in and out of Venezuela and concealing their whereabouts in order to circumvent legal restrictions.

The vessel, known as Bella 1, was sanctioned by the U.S.

for allegedly moving cargo to line the pockets of U.S.-designated terrorist organizations Hezbollah and Iran's IRGC.

Now, that was after Trump spoke to NBC News last week and said that war with Venezuela isn't off the table.

Now, this could just be another pressure tactic.

But from the standpoint of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, he may be at least a little concerned that Trump might be serious about this.

No doubt.

Tim, thanks for reporting.

Good to be on.

Turning Point USA's big annual conference, AmericaFest, had more eyes than ever this year as organizers set out to honor its founder, Charlie Kirk, and give the stage to the most influential voices in the conservative movement.

Joining us now to discuss is Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo.

Morning, Amanda.

So there were obviously some pretty explosive moments at this event, and Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro certainly played his part there.