Daniel Hoffman: Failed incursion into Maduro's Venezuela

was 'bad judgment'

by Julia Musto | Fox News

Published 10 mins ago

"Sunday's "ill-fated" plot against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will be a tough situation for the United States to negotiate and will have a large impact on the relationship with the South American nation, former CIA Station Chief Daniel Hoffman stated Wednesday.

Appearing on "Fox & Friends" with host Brian Kilmeade, Hoffman said that the "coup" Maduro had reported was hardly on the scale of what he claimed.

"It's a small incursion, roughly 60 Venezuelans and a couple of retired U.S. Special Forces … which went horrifically bad. Just bad judgment on the part of those who tried to launch this, again, this incursion," he noted. "But, it will have an impact far greater, unfortunately, in Venezuela and in our relationship with Venezuela."

In a speech Monday, Maduro boasted that two U.S. citizens – in addition to more than 100 "terrorist mercenaries" – had been captured after an ultimately unsuccessful plot to kill him in Caracas a day earlier, claiming that the Trump administration "is fully and completely involved in this defeated raid."

The two Americans were identified as Luke Denman and Airan Berry, both previously U.S. Special Forces soldiers, also known as Green Berets. However, another former Green Beret, Florida-based Jordan Goudreau, is saying he orchestrated the botched attack from Colombia.

While the United States and more than 100 other countries no longer recognize Maduro as the legitimate president of Venezuela – throwing their support behind opposition figure Juan Guaido instead – Maduro has maintained his position.

President Trump on Tuesday denied any U.S. involvement in the operation."

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agents who failed on purpose or we attempted a coup?