{"id":2520134,"date":"2025-12-11T12:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T17:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-york-commends-trump-pressure-campaign-on-maduro\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T12:48:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T17:48:27","slug":"byron-york-commends-trump-pressure-campaign-on-maduro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-york-commends-trump-pressure-campaign-on-maduro\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron York commends Trump pressure campaign on Maduro"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbyron-york-commends-trump-pressure-campaign-on-maduro%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520134&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Byron York, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >chief political correspondent<\/a> for the Washington Examiner, praised President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">pressure campaign<\/a> against Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, calling it effective in causing &#8220;big damage.&#8221; York spoke on Fox News shortly after Trump announced the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker near Venezuela carrying Iranian oil, a move confirmed by Attorney General Pam Bondi and pursued through proper legal channels. York emphasized that the Trump management&#8217;s actions-seizing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-sanctions-on-iran-decimated-regimes-global-trade-report-says\/\" title=\"... Admin Sanctions on Iran Decimated Regime\u2019s Global Trade, Report Says\">sanctioned oil<\/a> shipments and targeting drug trafficking vessels-are strategic efforts to weaken Maduro&#8217;s regime.the U.S.is expected to retain the seized oil, similar to a previous 2020 seizure. Additionally, at least 30 people have died in U.S. strikes against narcotics-related vessels from Venezuela and Colombia, though there is controversy over the release of footage related to these strikes. York views these efforts as the correct approach to applying pressure on Maduro.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Byron York commends Trump pressure campaign on Maduro: &lsquo;This is the way&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2441059\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> chief political correspondent Byron York suggested President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> effort to pressure Venezuelan President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicol&aacute;s Maduro<\/a> is working by causing &ldquo;big damage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>York appeared on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Special Report with Bret Baier<\/em> on Wednesday, hours after Trump announced that the United States <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3913868\/us-seized-oil-tanker-off-venezuelan-coast-trump\/\">seized an oil tanker<\/a> off the coast of Venezuela. York noted that Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\">Pam Bondi<\/a> confirmed that the U.S. was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3914140\/pam-bondi-seized-tanker-transporting-sanctioned-oil-venezuela-iran\/\">pursuing a search warrant<\/a> by seizing a tanker transporting Iranian oil.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3914467\/nobel-peace-prize-winner-machado-escapes-venezuela\/\">Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado escapes Venezuela to finally receive award in Norway<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3913193\/zelensky-ukrainian-election-wartime-proposal\/\">Zelensky&#8217;s Ukrainian election proposal requires guarantees of security and legitimacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3912924\/nobel-peace-prize-winner-machado-cancels-press-conference\/\">Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado cancels press conference day before award ceremony<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;They really did pursue due process in this,&rdquo; York said of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a>. &ldquo;This is the way &mdash; if you want to put pressure on Maduro &mdash; this is the way to do it. If you are killing the drug dealers and then you are cutting off sanctioned oil and not allowing them to use these ghost tankers to get oil out of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\">Venezuela<\/a> to China or somewhere, that will do big damage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3276350&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=2a36a4fc0526bceeb504358bbed8401b\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The U.S. is likely to keep the oil, just as it did in August 2020 when the U.S. seized over 1 million barrels of petroleum arranged by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/palestinian-terrorists-issue-death-threat-on-american-reformer-as-biden-admin-seeks-closer-ties\/\" title=\"Palestinian Terrorists Issue Death Threat on American Reformer as Biden Admin Seeks Closer Ties\">designated foreign terrorist organization<\/a> and bound for Venezuela. In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/opa\/pr\/us-seizure-three-websites-used-iranian-front-company-was-shipping-fuel-four-tankers-venezuela\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">press release<\/a><\/a> about the seizure, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Department of Justice<\/a> said the petroleum was transferred into U.S. custody.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3905757\/do-voters-care-about-president-of-peace\/\"><strong>DAILY MEMO: DO VOTERS CARE ABOUT A &lsquo;PRESIDENT OF PEACE&rsquo;?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, at least 30 people have been killed as a result of six strikes in the Caribbean Sea against vessels from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3843218\/petro-us-strike-colombian-boat-drug-vessel\/\">Venezuela and Colombia<\/a> since September. A recent strike <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3856345\/drug-vessel-strike-caribbean-hegseth\/\">left two survivors<\/a> who were transported to their respective native countries. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3856079\/trump-confirms-us-strike-drug-submarine\/\">All are alleged narco-terrorists<\/a>, with vessels suspected of trafficking drugs according to Trump and Secretary of War <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic lawmakers have called for the release of footage of a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3909895\/democrats-call-release-double-tap-strike-video\/\">strike against survivors<\/a> on the Sept. 2 operation <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3907726\/pentagon-asked-admiral-boat-strikes-operation-retire\/\">against a Venezuelan vessel<\/a>. While <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3906403\/trump-video-second-strike-drug-boat-survivors\/\">Trump initially signaled<\/a> he was willing to make the footage public, the president has since <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/3911573\/trump-backpedals-on-release-of-boat-strike-video\/\">walked back his stance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Byron York praises Trump&#8217;s effective pressure on Maduro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2520135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-collage-fd3yiier8-1762139879072-e1762182338148.jpg?1765454215&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[37928,36612,5894,46441,3634],"class_list":["post-2520134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-byron-york","tag-maduro","tag-politics","tag-pressure-campaign","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-collage-fd3yiier8-1762139879072-e1762182338148.jpg?1765454215&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520134"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520138,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520134\/revisions\/2520138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}