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Hugh 16-10-2025 09:15
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https://wapo.st/4oeRb3Y

Quote:
Trump says he has authorized covert CIA action in Venezuela

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct operations in Venezuela, markedly escalating U.S. pressure on President Nicolás Maduro amid a string of lethal strikes against alleged drug trafficking boats in Caribbean waters off that country’s coast.

Trump declined to say whether he had authorized the CIA to overthrow Maduro, a step some of his top national security aides have urged. “I think Venezuela’s feeling the heat,” he said at a White House news conference.

The president was asked about reports that he signed a highly classified document, known as a “finding,” that allows the CIA to conduct covert operations in foreign countries, ranging from clandestine information operations to training guerrilla opposition forces and conducting lethal strikes. Trump’s order was reported earlier by the New York Times. The details of the new authorities now available to the CIA remain unclear.
Quote:
covert

definition: secret or hidden

Stephen 16-10-2025 09:26
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Mr I make peace not war, lol. Won't with and prizes for that sort of behaviour.

papa smurf 16-10-2025 09:28
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36204756)



Trump- definition

Loud mouthed pillock

Pierre 16-10-2025 11:48
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36204756)
Quote:
Trump says he has authorized covert CIA action in Venezuela
Quote:
covert

definition: secret or hidden
If the critique is that trump has said he has authorised "covert" CIA action. Where exactly in the piece does he say that?

I can't see any quote attributed to Trump (and there's hardly any quotes from him in the article, by the way) where he says he has authorised covert CIA action.

The NYT and the WP are saying he has authorised "covert" action, he hasn't.

He's not said anything in those two articles that imply what he's going to do, how he's going to it, or when. The only quote in both article that would imply any action is about to be done is:

Quote:
We are certainly looking at land now, because we’ve got the sea very well under control
From that one quote you have these two articles.

The rest is fluff from unnamed and uncorroborated "people familiar with the matter", or "former US officials said"

Hugh 16-10-2025 11:57
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Trump says he authorised CIA in Venezuela as Maduro says 'no to regime change'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ex1jq9pdvo

Quote:
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday alongside FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, Trump was questioned about the New York Times report.

"Why did you authorise the CIA to go into Venezuela?" a journalist asked.

"I authorised for two reasons really," Trump said in a highly unusual acknowledgement from a US commander-in-chief about an intelligence organisation whose activities are typically shrouded in secrecy.

"Number one, they [Venezuela] have emptied their prisons into the United States of America."

He added: "And the other thing are drugs. We have a lot of drugs coming in from Venezuela, and a lot of the Venezuelan drugs come in through the sea, so you get to see that, but we're going to stop them by land also."

Pierre 16-10-2025 12:48
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36204766)
Trump says he authorised CIA in Venezuela as Maduro says 'no to regime change'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ex1jq9pdvo
OK fine, but that wasn't in the original story you posted.

Where does he say that the CIA operations he authorised were "covert", which was the source of your ridicule

Hugh 16-10-2025 13:14
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
From my post above

Quote:
The president was asked about reports that he signed a highly classified document, known as a “finding,” that allows the CIA to conduct covert operations in foreign countries, ranging from clandestine information operations to training guerrilla opposition forces and conducting lethal strikes

And from the NY Times


Quote:
Mr. Trump acknowledged on Wednesday that he had authorized the covert action

thenry 16-10-2025 14:09
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PubeNews is fake news :rofl:

Hugh 16-10-2025 14:42
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??

thenry 16-10-2025 14:45
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
I felt like Trump for a moment :o:

Pierre 16-10-2025 19:46
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36204770)
From my post above
Quote:
The president was asked about reports that he signed a highly classified document, known as a “finding,” that allows the CIA to conduct covert operations in foreign countries, ranging from clandestine information operations to training guerrilla opposition forces and conducting lethal strikes
Not him saying it


Quote:
And from the NY Times
Quote:
Mr. Trump acknowledged on Wednesday that he had authorized the covert action
Not him saying it.

I’m only pushing this as you posted as to ridicule him for saying out loud that he had authorised “covert” action.

When there doesn’t seem to be any record of that, only of other people saying he’s authorised covert action

Hugh 16-10-2025 20:22
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
I can find it for you, I can post it for you, I can’t understand it for you…

Pierre 16-10-2025 20:26
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36204815)
I can find it for you, I can post it for you, I can’t understand it for you…
Well if and when you find it and post it, I’ll understand it.

Hugh 16-10-2025 20:49
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36204817)
Well if and when you find it and post it, I’ll understand it.
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Pierre 16-10-2025 21:21
Re: President Trump 2.0
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36204821)
You want to say it.

But have failed to provide the necessary to back up your hilarious post on “covert” actions.


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