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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(128,678 posts) Fri Sep 5, 2025, 08:58 PM Sep 5

Trump says he doesn't know 'anything' about reported North Korea SEAL Team 6 mission [View all]

Source: ABC News

President Donald Trump said Friday he didn't know "anything" about what the New York Times reported was a classified 2019 SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea in which unarmed North Korean civilians were killed during an aborted operation.

The Pentagon and U.S. Special Operations Command declined to comment to ABC News about The New York Times report.

ABC News has not confirmed the details in the report.

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The account, citing "two dozen people, including civilian government officials, members of the first Trump administration and current and former military personnel with knowledge of the mission" who spoke to the Times anonymously, said Trump had approved the mission.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-doesnt-know-anything-231159270.html

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Trump says he doesn't know 'anything' about reported North Korea SEAL Team 6 mission [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 5 OP

Yeah, a SEAL team just decided to go into North Korea without presidential approval. tanyev Sep 5 #1

They get tired and bored just hanging around the ready room. marble falls Sep 5 #2

Hey, To Be Fair... GB_RN Sep 5 #3

I was thinking the same thing, GB... slightlv Sep 5 #4

True, but he's used this cop out over and over again. tanyev Sep 5 #7

Oh, No Doubt. GB_RN Sep 6 #10

Just more IMplausible deniability Bristlecone Sep 5 #5

The sentence was too long lonely bird Sep 5 #6

Trump lies AverageOldGuy Sep 5 #8

Can you imagine the outrage if North Korean, Russian, Chinese, or whoever's special forces... JoetheShow Sep 5 #9

President Donald Trump said Friday he didn't know "anything" twodogsbarking Sep 6 #11

Translation: trump knows everything. (nt) Paladin Sep 6 #12

Is this when he was making moon eyes at Kim Jong Un? travelingthrulife Sep 6 #13

It was allegedly right before they became friends with that love letter n/t Polybius Sep 6 #17

I guess his senility is getting worse. MLWR Sep 6 #14

Just like he did not know of Jr.'s 2016 meeting with Russians at Trump Tower either. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 6 #15

trump lies, period. republianmushroom Sep 6 #16

So he's ceding that he has no control over the military sakabatou Sep 6 #18

Got to hand it to him, he's to embarrassed to admit failure. Emile Sep 6 #19

They punctured their lungs so their bodies would sink. Emile Sep 6 #20

No surprise since he doesn't know anything about anything. But he was right about everything. Borogove Sep 7 #21

Trump and his bunch . . . RedArkGuy Sep 7 #22