President Trump is moving to put a blockade in place around Venezuela, targeting all “sanctioned oil tankers.”  He claims Venezuela is using oil to fund drug trafficking and according to the Associated Press, Trump says he will "continue the military buildup until the country gives the U.S. oil, land and assets.  The blockade comes after the US seized an oil tanker in the region last week.  <br />Meanwhile, the attacks on suspected "drug boats" off Venezuela continues and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he will not he releasing video of the so called "second strike" video that killed two survivors of one such attack.  <br />We'll discuss that and more with politicao analyst and presidential historian John Rothmann. <br />The Mark Thompson Show <br />12/17/25<br />Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link:<br />https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshow<br />Maybe you’re more into PayPal.  <br />https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24<br />And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com<br />