319. Trump and Venezuela Explained: Clearly and Simply
The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast
Sharyl Attkisson
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🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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The real reasons why Trump’s Venezuela actions make sense, as explained by two former Trump administration officials: Carrie Fillipetti and Alexander Gray.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everybody, it's Cheryl Ackison. |
| 0:04.8 | Welcome to another edition of the Cheryl Ackison podcast. |
| 0:10.7 | Today, the real reasons Trump's Venezuela actions make sense, as explained by two former Trump administration officials. |
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| 1:23.3 | why action in Venezuela is important and necessary, a lot seems to get lost in the translation. |
| 1:30.4 | It's hard to say whether maybe he is not fully explaining it as well as he could, or is the |
| 1:36.2 | media not doing a great job understanding and covering the story from any viewpoint other than to |
| 1:41.3 | criticize Trump and his policies. Well, today you will hear from two |
| 1:45.5 | former Trump administration officials. They served in his first term, and they are both well-studied |
| 1:51.3 | on these issues. They do a very clear job explaining why they are behind the actions in Venezuela |
| 1:57.3 | in support of them. And what they do well is explain why what's happening in |
| 2:02.9 | Central and South America so important to us here in the U.S. and how we have been, according to |
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