Natalie Kitroff

He's just kicked off this new domestic tour, the purpose of which is to go around the country and talk about issues of affordability.

And that does feel like an acknowledgement in some sense that he knows he has a problem here.

Well, Robert, thank you so much for your time.

We'll be right back.

Here's what else you need to know today.

President Trump announced Wednesday afternoon that the U.S.

had seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.

The seizure was a clear escalation in the administration's pressure campaign against Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela.

Trump didn't offer any additional details about the operation, but U.S.

officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the action was the result of deliberate planning and that there were no casualties.

And the Federal Reserve voted on Wednesday to lower interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.

It was the fourth straight boat in a row that wasn't backed by all members, a mark of just how fractured the central bank has become as it struggles to balance the risks of rising unemployment and sticky inflation.

Today's episode was produced by Caitlin O'Keefe and Eric Krupke, with help from Alex Stern.

It was edited by Rachel Quester, with help from Paige Cowett.

Fact-checked by Susan Lee.

Contains music by Marion Lozano, Alicia Baitube, Dan Powell, and Diane Wong.

And was engineered by Chris Wood.

That's it for The Daily.

I'm Natalie Kitchoff.

See you tomorrow.