Donald Trump declared Venezuela’s Maduro regime a foreign terrorist organization and ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, escalating a confrontation that followed his Pennsylvania Christmas speech and an Oval Office interview earlier this week.The administration also designated Colombia’s Clan del Golfo a terrorist group, declared fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction and expanded travel bans while the U.S. Trade Representative threatened penalties against the EU over tech regulations.Those foreign‑policy and security moves come amid criticism of Trump’s economic claims about "lower prices" and "bigger paychecks," weak polling on his economic stewardship and internal strain after Vanity Fair quoted Chief of Staff Susie Wiles making blunt remarks about the president.