President Donald Trump stated on December 2nd, 2025, that he had "almost nothing" information about a second strike in Venezuela, despite reports from the Department of War indicating U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) called for the operation, identified as Operation Southern Spear. Trump claimed he "didn't know the second strike" and was unaware of specifics beyond the initial boat strike. This statement comes as former JAG officer Alexander Vindman previously warned that Adm. Bradley might face accountability for war crimes related to the Venezuela strikes. During the reporting window of December 2nd, 2025, from 7:15 PM to 7:45 PM UTC, new sources revealed Trump's comments on his limited knowledge of the second strike. He stated, "I still haven't gotten a lot of information, because I rely on Pete, but to me, it was an attack. It wasn't one strike, two strikes, three strikes. Somebody asked me a question about the second strike. I didn't know the second strike. I didn't know anything about two people. I wasn't involved in it." These remarks directly contradict earlier Department of War statements on December 2nd, which reaffirmed SOCOM's request for the follow-on strike. In unrelated developments within the same reporting window, Senator Marco Rubio joked that President Trump would have to take over the College Football Playoffs committee if the University of Miami is left out of the playoffs, referencing Miami's 10-2 record and win over Notre Dame. Separately, court documents revealed that a gunman who shot two National Guard members in Washington D.C. shouted "Allahu Akbar." Additionally, a vote on a rule to allow the House to conduct its business this week was in trouble, with nine Republican representatives not yet voting. Earlier on December 2nd, Pentagon reporters had been denied access to an 11 AM press briefing, despite departmental assurances of transparency. A Fox News host also accidentally referred to the President as "President Tramp." Meanwhile, President Trump made disparaging remarks about Somalis, calling them "garbage" and stating, "I don't want them in our country. Their country is no good for a reason. Their country stinks--and we don't want them in our country."
