David Muir got down to business on his show as he explained the ‘major escalation’ in tensions between the United States and Venezuela after President Donald Trump’s latest move
David Muir opened his nightly program with breaking news in an episode that aired on December 10.
The beloved ABC host, 52, kicked off his recent World News Tonight show talking about the ongoing tension between the United States and Venezuela.
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“Good evening. We do begin here tonight with the breaking news of the U.S. with a major escalation in its show down with Venezuela,” David reported, adding that the “The U.S. Coast Guard seized an oil tanker just off the Venezuelan coast.” President Donald Trump dominated news headlines on Wednesday after footage of troops infiltrating the tanker became public.
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David continued reporting on the dramatic incident, stating on air, “Late [Wednesday] the Trump administration releasing dramatic images showing Navy helicopters flying in, [and] heavily armed Coast Guard forces [propelling] on to the deck guns drawn as they swarm the ship. “
After the television personality provided some details about the showdown between the U.S. and Venezuela, he introduced news correspondent Martha Raddatz, 72, to fill viewers in on the rest.
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“So tonight here what’s behind this latest action, the seizing of this oil tanker amid escalating tensions between the US and Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro, Martha Raddatz leading us off,” David said before passing the baton to Martha.
Martha gave an in-depth report of the troops storming the oil tanker, and even brought Trump into the mix as she explained the current battle between him and Maduro, 63.
Martha even warned David about the seriousness of Trump’s latest move.
“David make no mistake the U.S. seizure of that oil tanker off Venezuela is a significant escalation. You saw those images of the U.S. Navy helicopters storming that tanker,” she explained. “The US now has 15,000 forces in the region.”
Trump confirmed the seizure on Wednesday afternoon, as he informed reporters: “As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, a large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized, actually.” Exactly where the vessel was intercepted is unclear.
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Almost 15,000 troops of the naval force have been deployed around Venezuela in the Caribbean, and previously there were U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats, which killed more than 80 people.
Just last week, Trump warned that military strikes on land targets inside Venezuela would “start very soon”
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