The U.S. military has seized an oil tanker off of Venezuela's coast, President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday as his administration continues to escalate the U.S. military presence in the region .

"As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela," Trump said. "Large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized actually."

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Trump did not provide details on the matter but said that it was an “interesting day.” He also hinted that more may develop as “other things are happening.”

News of the seizure comes after Trump told Politico in an interview published Tuesday that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's "days are numbered." Trump declined to comment to Politico on whether

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