Additionally, Trump confirmed that he has also, and this is big news, authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela after the New York Times reported on Wednesday that he had approved the order. According to Trump, he did so because Venezuela has released prisoners into the U. S and that drugs were coming into the U. S from Venezuela via maritime channels. Trump declined to answer, though, when asked if the CIA had the authority to, quote, unquote, take out the Venezuelan President Maduro. He's nothing more than a drug kingpin in that country. (13:00–13:10)
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Asserts that Venezuela released prisoners into the U.S. and drugs are entering the U.S. from Venezuela.
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