With strike inside Venezuela, U.S. increases pressure on Maduro regime
With strike inside Venezuela, U.S. increases pressure on Maduro regime  
Podcast: PBS News Hour - Segments
Published On: Tue Dec 30 2025
Description: It is rare that a U.S. president would announce covert action publicly. But that is what President Trump did Monday when he acknowledged a strike on a port facility in Venezuela. Media outlets reported it was the CIA that launched the drone strike. It comes as the administration is targeting not only drug smugglers, but Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro himself. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy