Trump says he authorised CIA in Venezuela as Maduro says 'no to regime change'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Mick Mulroy, a former CIA paramilitary officer and Assistant Undersecretary of Defense, told the BBC: "In order to conduct covert action, there needs to be a presidential finding for the CIA specially authorizing it, with specific actions identified.
50% : Speaking at the White House, Trump said the US "is looking at land" as it considers further strikes on drug cartels in the region. Nicolas Maduro, whose legitimacy as Venezuela's president is internationally contested after disputed elections last year, appealed on TV for peace with the US.
50% : "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.
50% : On Truth Social, Trump said that "intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known" drug-trafficking corridor.
50% : Trump has deployed eight warships, a nuclear-power submarine and fighter jets to the Caribbean in what the White House says is an effort to crack down on drug smuggling.
41% : US officials have alleged that Maduro himself is part of an organisation called the Cartel of the Suns, which it says includes high-ranking Venezuelan military and security officials involved in drug trafficking.
32% : 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.

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