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Lindsey Graham Praises Trump Administration for Seizing Venezuelan Oil Tanker

Forbes Breaking NewsJanuary 5, 20263 min4,633 views
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Social Media and Section 230 Reform

  • πŸ’‘ Senator Graham is urging leadership to designate a Social Media Week on the 30th anniversary of Section 230's creation.
  • 🎯 He advocates for putting Section 230 on a clock, suggesting a year or two sunset period to encourage social media companies to address issues.
  • πŸš€ A bill to reintroduce the Sunset Section 230 bill will be reintroduced next week, seeking co-sponsors.

Seizing Venezuelan Oil Tanker

  • πŸ“Œ Graham applauds the Trump administration for seizing the oil tanker 'Good More', which he states was carrying sanctioned oil products.
  • ⚠️ He draws a parallel to President Bush 41's invasion of Panama to remove Noriega, emphasizing the action against a non-legitimate leader.
  • πŸ’° The interdiction of revenue sources for what he calls 'narot terrorist states' is praised as a way to clean up our backyard.

Targeting Russian Oil Revenue

  • 🀝 Congress is united in the idea of going after Russian customers buying cheap Russian oil.
  • πŸ“ˆ Graham hopes to see the seizure of shadow fleet ships to make selling Russian oil more costly and help end the war.
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