Trump Approved Failed SEAL Team 6 Mission in North Korea
TL;DR
President Donald Trump claimed he was unaware of a reported 2019 classified SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, where unarmed civilians were reportedly killed during an aborted operation aimed at intercepting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's communications. The New York Times reported details of the mission, but Trump denied knowledge of it, and official Pentagon and military sources declined to comment.
- Trump says he doesn't know 'anything' about reported violent, failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea ABC News
- How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart The New York Times
- US Navy SEALs killed North Korean civilians during botched mission: Report Al Jazeera
- New York Times: Unsuccessful 2019 Navy SEAL mission left unarmed North Koreans dead CNN
- Donald Trump Ordered SEALs Into Disastrous Mission on North Korean Soil The Daily Beast
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