The US leader’s open acknowledgment is unprecedented and smacks of desperation, the president has said

US President Donald Trump’s public confirmation that he authorized CIA operations inside Venezuela has no precedent and is another sign that he is openly seeking regime change in the Latin American nation, President Nicolas Maduro has said.

This week, Trump confirmed that he had authorized CIA activity in Venezuela, which the US leader said was driven by concerns over Caracas “emptying their prisons” into the US and alleged state-linked drug trafficking. Trump, however, declined to say whether the CIA had authority to “take out” Maduro.

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