⚡️🇻🇪🇺🇸 NEW - President Trump has approved C.…
⚡️🇻🇪🇺🇸 NEW - President Trump has approved C.I.A. planning for covert operations in Venezuela while simultaneously reopening secret back-channel talks with Nicolás Maduro, NYT reports. People briefed on the talks said Maduro has floated stepping down after a 2–3 year transition, but the White House rejected the idea outright. Nevertheless, diplomacy is not off the table, as the report says Trump hasn’t settled on an endgame: he could seek a deal giving U.S. firms greater access to Venezuela’s oil, press for Maduro’s voluntary exit, or pursue a forced removal as military pressure builds.
