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Tim Kaine: “He has publicly announced that he has approved covert…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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If You Don't Want an Unnecessary War with Venezuela, Watch This

Published | Video Starts at 00:09

Hey, everybody. Senator Tim Kaine here. Just want to brief you on a War Powers Resolution. President Trump has publicly stated that he's considering an invasion of Venezuela. He has publicly announced that he has approved covert operations in Venezuela. Usually if they're covert, you don't publicly announce it. But those two statements, together with the massing of U.S. troops around Venezuela, the most significant massing of U.S. military presence … (00:09–00:17)

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Asserts that President Trump has publicly announced approval of covert operations in Venezuela.

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