Trump Confirms He Authorized Covert CIA Actions In Venezuela

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

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4.1 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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After the U.S. conducted yet another strike on a boat alleged to be trafficking drugs off the coast of Venezuela, the President confirms he authorized a CIA action inside Venezuela, and now he says he'll stop drugs from there by sea and by the land. Plus, a new report on racist texts by members of Young Republican groups , and the Vice President's claim that it's just, "what kids do." Turns out they're not kids--and they are texting about loving Hitler and calling other Americans "the watermelon people." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.3	Tonight on 360, breaking news after a fifth U.S. boat strike, the president confirms he authorized CIA action inside Venezuela and now says he'll stop drugs from
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