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Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., on the Trump's seizures of Venezuela-linked oil tankers

By Leila Fadel

Published December 22, 2025 at 5:50 AM CST

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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rep. Adam Smith, the Democratic leader of the House Armed Services Committee, about Trump administration's seizures of Venezuela-linked oil tankers.

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Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.