Trump Responds to $400K Maduro Bet on Polymarket Involving US Special Forces Soldier
President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter regarding reports of a US special forces member who was involved in the operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, placing winning bets on Polymarket and pocketing more than $400,000.
Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was directly involved in the “planning and execution” of Operation Absolute Resolve — the dangerous Jan. 3 special forces raid on Maduro’s compound in Caracas — and had access to “sensitive, nonpublic, classified information” about the operation, according to the Justice Department.
A week before the raid, Van Dyk, 38, allegedly placed more than $33,000 in wagers on Polymarket, a predictions market platform that allows users to bet on the outcome of future events, related to Maduro and US military action in Venezuela.
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