Why did Trump publicly tout a covert, CIA-led strike on Venezuela?
Dec. 30, 2025, 6:59 p.m. ET President Donald Trump bragged this week about the United States’ first reported land strike on Venezuela, letting slip a CIA-led operation in what retired intelligence experts branded an unusual move. The U.S. has made covert incursions into Latin America before, but it’s rare for a U.S. official, let alone…