Foreign Policy

Trump’s Covert Operations in Venezuela Expose Washington’s Dangerous Overreach

By National Security Desk | October 16, 2025

President Trump’s admission of CIA covert actions in Venezuela reveals a risky escalation with little transparency, raising grave questions about American sovereignty, legal boundaries, and the true cost to national security.

In a rare public confirmation, President Donald Trump openly authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela, citing the urgent threats posed by drug trafficking and mass prison releases directed at the United States. But this bold move raises a fundamental question: Who truly benefits when Washington secretly wages a shadow war thousands of miles away, risking American lives and sovereignty without clear congressional or public oversight? Is Washington Crossing the Line on National Sovereignty? Trump justified the covert actions by pointing to Venezuela as a source of drug shipments and destabilizing migrants entering our borders. The...

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