Posted on 02/06/2025 7:06:30 AM PST by Macho MAGA Man
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Trump administration plans to seize a second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio intends to announce the seizure on Thursday during a visit to Santo Domingo, the last stop of his five nation tour of Central America, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter and a State Department document obtained by The Associated Press.
Carrying out the seizure required that Rubio sign off on a foreign aid freeze waiver request to pay more than $230,000 in storage and maintenance fees. It also required approval by the U.S. Department of Justice.
That waiver request, submitted early last week, has been approved and Rubio is expected to make the announcement at what the State Department has described publicly as only a “law enforcement engagement.”
The plane is a Dassault Falcon 200 that has been used by Maduro and top aides, including his vice president and defense minister, to travel the world, including visits to Greece, Turkey, Russia and Cuba, in what Washngton says are violations of U.S. sanctions, according to the document.
The seizure of the plane comes just a week after President Donald Trump's envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, visited Caracas and met with Maduro to discuss the repatriation of Venezuelan nationals who illegally entered the United States. Grenell returned with six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela.
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seizing this plane doesn’t hurt the people and reminds the people some one is an elite.
Trump has more on the negotiation table he wants.
Seize it and use it to deport illegals straight to Venezuela.
Fake news?? Sounds kinda stupid to advertise it. so....MMM is up to his same tricks.
Great idea 💡
__ "according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter."
Tell me you're gonna take my car tomorrow, and it will be hidden from you today. Kinda stupid it is.
But then the legacy media is still busy hiding sources behind "Not gonna name the person we heard it from, and you can't make us..."
Trump has a traitor. Who the hell told the rats at AP there was a plan to do this?
The plane is secure and safe to steal, it’s been held at the US puppet country Dominican Republic.
I guess I missed the reason for the seizure (if true). Was it stolen?
The more I think about it, it is like putting a horse’s head in his bed. It is personal to maduro, says I can get to you anytime I want.
A tariff, also of use, but would affect the people, but this is personal.
to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.
WAS IT REAGAN WHO SENT GHADDAFI THE COORDINATES OF HIS TENT???
and also, this puts DR in the spotlight. They have to make a public choice now.
Ditto the Gaza reporting.
It didn't take long for them to start.
It boils down to “Rules based order”, not law. This is the 2nd plane snatched with the cool word “sanctions” according to this article:
$230,000 in storage and maintenance fees
Note to self. Park plane in the economy lot when I visit the Dominican republic.
What a delightful phrase, suggesting this event begun last September is "quickly" coming to an end. Apparently this event was begun under Merrick Garland, the plane is registered to some individual, and not to the Venezuelan government. Ah, tangled webs.
And probably "look over there, a squirrel." Why?
"A large portion of the year's export gains came from U.S. oil major Chevron's shipments of Venezuelan crude to the U.S. under a license in place since early 2023. That license has allowed the producer to recover millions of dollars in outstanding debt from Venezuela.So, look! Da plane! Da plane!"China top receiver, U.S. second. In total, Venezuela's oil exports to the U.S. soared 64% to some 222,000 bpd last year, making it its second-largest export market behind China, which took 351,000 bpd, down 18% compared to the prior year."
Source: Venezuela's 2024 oil exports climb 10.5% amid political turmoil, refinery outages 3 January 2025.
If you take 'it' for Venezuela, yes! Although by that logic someone could have impounded Air Farce One the past four years.
Yeah, especially if you don’t support the global homo agenda. Our government labels that as a Human Rights Violation and sanctions may apply at any time at their whim.
They need to send the airplane repo guys. Film it as an episode.
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