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Unidentified speaker describes daring operation that seized a man who "claimed to be the president"

January 05, 2026 | US Department of State


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Unidentified speaker describes daring operation that seized a man who "claimed to be the president"
An unidentified speaker described a recent operation in which U.S. military personnel seized a man who "claimed to be the president of the country that he was not," and said the suspect and his wife were arrested and indicted.

The speaker framed the operation as complex and carefully choreographed, saying, "It is not easy to land helicopters in the middle of the largest military base in the country." He outlined a short tactical window, saying personnel could "land within 3 minutes, kick down his door, grab him, put him in handcuffs, read him his rights, put him in a helicopter, and leave the country without losing any American or any American assets." The speaker called the mission "one of the most ... daring, ... complicated, sophisticated missions this country has carried out in a very long time."

The account praised "The US military personnel who did it," calling the operation "unbelievable and, tremendous success." The transcript contains no command-level identification of forces, no date or location for the operation, and no names or corroboration from other officials. The speaker also declined to endorse simultaneous operations elsewhere, calling the idea "absurd."

The transcript provides only the speaker's characterization of events and does not include supporting documents, independent confirmation, or details about the legal process beyond the speaker's statement that the wife had been indicted. There were no formal votes, motions, or official actions recorded in the transcript.

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