How CIA Operative Fooled President Bush
Jonna Mendez, the fomer CIA Chief of Disguise sits down with Patrick Bet-David to talk about her life in the CIA. In this short clip she covers how she tricked President H. W. Bush with her mask at the White House. The full interview coming soon on Valuetainment. Make sure to subscribe to Valuetainment for the updates: bit.ly/2aPEwD4
About Jonna Mendez: Jonna Hiestand Mendez is a retired CIA intelligence officer with over 25 years of service. When she retired in 1993 she had risen to the position of Chief of Disguise at the CIA
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plot twist: she's actually a 78 years old Chinese man in disguise.
@archungus
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Just yes
@whoareyouyouareclearlylost323
3 жыл бұрын
Dudeeee lol
@captncloud50
3 жыл бұрын
Infiltration instead of invasion
@LaughingOrange
3 жыл бұрын
Plot twist: that man is only 24
@maryanne1367
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
I find it amusing that you would never be able to tell if she was lying, i’m sure she is trained to lie and to veer off of an unwanted topic and make it all look natural.
@nunyabiznes33
3 жыл бұрын
Look at her Wired interviews. She's nonchalant even when telling the story of the agent that committed suicide with cyanide.
@TheWinjin
3 жыл бұрын
However I've noticed that she also tries to maintain a level of integrity, at least for show. She either veers off topic or says that she can't answer that, but if she's sure that the answer is no, she tries saying that in a way that says that she's sure in the answer.
@jj-iu3ni
3 жыл бұрын
Lmao as if you need training to do that. Comes naturally for me
@reggieangus5325
3 жыл бұрын
this is one psychopathic grand ma... that went the legal way of getting her thrills instead of the illegal
@Arjay404
3 жыл бұрын
The thing is that she probably has so many real stories that are so interesting that even if she wanted to change the subject to something else she could so easily do that you would totally forget what you wanted to know because the other "distraction" story is more interesting.
She did this in the 90s; imagine what they're capable of doing now... The world is truly a stage.
@GDI-disc-accepted
3 жыл бұрын
In the 70s the brits used microwaves to make Catholics in belfast ill and lethargic...that was confirmed on film by a commanding officer of the British army
@Batya-Grace
3 жыл бұрын
@Laura Hudson ...I don’t think Biden looks younger. He does seem to have less muscle tone. I think he looks older and darker; darker as in evil. His eyes 👀 The fly thing is weird but, they tend to land on everyone.
@SRQmoviemaker
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing is real!
@Cheetorblz
3 жыл бұрын
You believe this? Lol
@antoniomontana6589
3 жыл бұрын
They clone people
Her husband Tony Mendez was the CIA guy who exfiltrated the Houseguests from the Canadian Ambassador's home in Tehran, Iran in 1979. His story was the basis for the movie Argo. Spoiler alert: he was good at his job and everyone got out alive.
@daniel_a224
3 жыл бұрын
@@GlennC789 and
@ChuckBeefOG
3 жыл бұрын
That was probably the worse movie ever made.
@janetlewis7381
3 жыл бұрын
@1776 will come again And you would know this how?
@janetlewis7381
3 жыл бұрын
@1776 will come again Thanks. That's very helpful.
@janetlewis7381
3 жыл бұрын
@1776 will come again Umm. It's been like an hour or so? Would you please give me a minute?
the CIA absolutely fascinates me. I can only imagine how much they can do now with technology , social media and cell phones, I bet their jobs are a lot easier now.
@aphysique
4 жыл бұрын
Anything you can dream up, they have... Hopefully they still are ahead of the curve against other country's 🧐
@franklindguccibelt6209
4 жыл бұрын
Think about it this way the CIA's computers still run Windows XP
@Jack_all
4 жыл бұрын
@@franklindguccibelt6209 yea true, but operating system aside, they can kill you with a drones, or fund secret wars with drug profits without congressional oversight...thats pretty badass
@Saiputera
4 жыл бұрын
no wonder why CIA been doing regime change since it started LMAO
@ciaagentsextillerson3857
4 жыл бұрын
You have no idea, and you never will ;)
I've seen a few videos with her in them, she's so knowledgeable! She would definitely be someone to have interesting conversations with
@AdrianoxLive
3 жыл бұрын
And a definitely cool grandmother.
@OKANGUVEN99
3 жыл бұрын
@@AdrianoxLive Just don't say you don't like her cooking lol
@pnr9730
3 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/fGptz9GmZsnfd9o.html
@AndrewFlameiing
2 жыл бұрын
It is interesting, but it’s literally common sense
@PronatorTendon
2 жыл бұрын
@@AndrewFlameiing I suppose if all you're going to have is a narrow discussion of tactics, sure. I'm more interested in the history of what happened, in which case your comment makes absolutely no sense.
Plot twist: she's the president
@sevillomatic
3 жыл бұрын
if only
@granta3044
3 жыл бұрын
I bet she influenced a bunch of the presidential decisions in her time
@sevillomatic
3 жыл бұрын
@Umbrella With no videos or content?!?! plot twist!
@RC_Rooster
3 жыл бұрын
Plot twist: she's head of the hand secretly controlling all of capitol hill unknown to anybody who takes place as president.
@MrFrankie34
3 жыл бұрын
Plot twist: unoriginal comment.
I would pay a fortune to watch a movie about her life Edit: some of y'all in the replies are strangely aggressive. Are you guys doing ok? Are you getting enough sleep? Do you need a hug? I'm worried about you.
@juniorlks1
3 жыл бұрын
Argo is actually about her husband, he's Ben Affleck's character.
@clintbrunke2074
3 жыл бұрын
Characters based on her or her husband have been featured in movies. Now that she has this book and a lot of what she did is de classified I'm sure they will do something.
@JohlBrown
3 жыл бұрын
There's N hour long interview in reccomend videos
@sevillomatic
3 жыл бұрын
I'm obsessed too
@ethernet389
3 жыл бұрын
so a normal amount for a movie ticket?
George: wtf? The CIA: just a prank bro, just a parnk bro, JUST A PRANK BRO!
@Traventity
3 жыл бұрын
*insert Prank Central intro*
@kills456
3 жыл бұрын
That was to let the president know he’s never safe 😅 we can be anywhere we can be anybody at any time
@Traventity
3 жыл бұрын
@@kills456 Hitman 47 be like:
@Helladamnleet
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine of Monika Lewinsky was just Hillary in a mask and Bill really didn't cheat on his wife, he just got a regular ass blowie.
@xanthopsia
3 жыл бұрын
Its just a parnk bro
Imagine what classified info looks like now. We don’t know: magnets used to be a military item. Back when it was all hot shit.
@BakedBuddy
3 жыл бұрын
I hope I'm alive to see them when they are declassified
@thebloxer1340
3 жыл бұрын
The military finally found out how the fuck magnets work
@whoareyouyouareclearlylost323
3 жыл бұрын
@@thebloxer1340 they aren't that smart as people think, emp was already in use before the military use. (Used in supermarkets for example the magnet that "scans" the product)
@MrJcock12
3 жыл бұрын
@@whoareyouyouareclearlylost323 it’s a joke. Look up, “Magnets, how the fuck do they work?”
@maxe159
3 жыл бұрын
@Kâ Lys Only 6 years ago did the Navy declassify the Laser Cannon they have. There are plenty of leaked info, and the more you look the worse it can get.
“fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice - can’t get fooled again.”
@fromthefuture7172
3 жыл бұрын
Wrong Bush
@abramvaldez2787
3 жыл бұрын
Can't fool me the first time well then you can't fool me again.
@stevenarvizu3602
3 жыл бұрын
Haha that’s an old Tennessee saying. I know it’s in Texas, probably Tennessee
@qbasic16
3 жыл бұрын
"fool me once, shame on you.... fool me uh once, you ain't black" - Je Biden
@SlainByTheWire
3 жыл бұрын
@@fromthefuture7172 Yeh, I can't imagine anyone bragging about fooling the other Bush. Hardly an achievement.
Hearing the word masks in 2020 and realizing they’re not talking about the medical kind
This is one of the most disturbing videos I’ve ever seen. She wore that in the oval office and no one could tell it was a mask. In the oval office. I can’t even imagine the things they’ve done with technology like that… And that’s just a mask.
@jackmomma7481
3 жыл бұрын
At the same time it doesn't surprise me that no one inside noticed. Once you've made it past security and are inside, its assumed that you belong and are legitimate. So no one is really paying that close of attention
@guymann4016
Жыл бұрын
😂 your name is just great
"What does that mean?" They are 3 generations advanced. That product is so dated, that every element is no longer considered useful.
@coolcatalesha
3 жыл бұрын
yeah it was rhetorical. she was implying that.
@gateauxq4604
3 жыл бұрын
And people do this in their garages. See also-Bryan Cranston wearing a Walter White mask at Comi-Con. That was eerie.
@Helladamnleet
3 жыл бұрын
@@gateauxq4604 Wait... Is this a joke or did a really wear a mask of his one face?
@Geographus666
3 жыл бұрын
@@Helladamnleet Look up "comic con walter white mask"
@sabrinaprovencal5954
3 жыл бұрын
@@coolcatalesha she flat out said it
I love her. “I was a hardass when I was there.” The only thing out of her mouth you know was true. You don’t get to direct a department for nothing.
The background is so *_beautiful_*
@IIISentorIII
3 жыл бұрын
The Meeting actualy was in Russia with the Kremlin in the Background. What you see it on a oled 8K tv
@Armistead_MacSkye
3 жыл бұрын
The colors are flying backward. All of them witches.
*And THAT was more than 20 years ago. Imagine what they have today.*
i want to have a reason to say "im sorry that's classified" and it actually be a fact
Maybe she could explain how they fooled the country into a disastrous war in iraq.
@JewTube001
4 жыл бұрын
that was the story i was expecting lol
@aphysique
4 жыл бұрын
What does war & Iraq have to do with CIA...please elaborate, if you know such subject matter🤔
@Malik-Ibi
4 жыл бұрын
@@aphysique they fake intel about Iraq having WMD's, so the invasion could be justified.
@kindnessfirst9670
4 жыл бұрын
That was mostly by non CIA people working for Vice President Chenney. The CIA rank and file would not cooperate they way Bush and Chenney wanted.
@aphysique
4 жыл бұрын
@@Malik-Ibi how do you know it was faked specifically by CIA, don't listen to Flat Earther dude's, it warps the mind
3:41 Photoshop skills back then was on point.
I adore Joanna Mendez. I'd love her to have a series of her own where she just talks about CIA stuff
@lostsoul4021
3 жыл бұрын
have you seen her videos for WIRED?
@Fyreflier
3 жыл бұрын
@@lostsoul4021 that's where I first heard about her. Was like meh okay with the quickchange video but she got me hooked when she talked about the disguise and exfiltration things in movies. And then those Moscow cold war stories with the dog in the back seat or the jack in the box dummy... I love her so much it's insane
@lostsoul4021
3 жыл бұрын
@@Fyreflier same ☺️
@janetlewis7381
3 жыл бұрын
I think the Wired interviews came from a PBS series.
True stories as told by a CIA agent. LOL i cant stop laughing at the oxymoron.
@PronatorTendon
3 жыл бұрын
Where's Terry Davis when we need him?
@Doodlebob563
3 жыл бұрын
@@ciaagentsextillerson3857 Hopefully you find yourself to be funny, because no one in all the comments you've been spamming here do.
@trghhbnfjh867
3 жыл бұрын
@@Doodlebob563 what happened?
@Doodlebob563
3 жыл бұрын
@@trghhbnfjh867 someone being an idiot, apparently deleted their own comment though.
@trghhbnfjh867
3 жыл бұрын
@@Doodlebob563 oof
She has at least half a dozen videos on KZread, all worth watching. But I think this is the only one where she answers a couple of important questions: 1) All of the mask and disguise secrets that she reveals were classified through 2018; and 2) it is likely that they have moved onto a new generation of mask/disguise mechanics that renders the stuff she is sharing completely obsolete.
@allshookup1640
Жыл бұрын
I agree. It’s VERY unlikely that they would allow her to share secrets of things they still use day to day. I bet technology is so advanced now we won’t even know about it until it’s 10 years past being obsolete.
That dog was mad confused. When you finished changing he probably smelt you from before but on a different person and couldn't figure it out 😂
I watch any interview with this lady. It always fascinates me
@sevillomatic
3 жыл бұрын
same. I see her I click
@mdee860
2 жыл бұрын
True BOSS Lady - not easy to accomplish while working in the Old Boys Network 👏👏👏👍👍👍
“Fool me once, shame on...shame on you...You fool me once you can’t fool me again!”
I’m so glad they were able to do this video in less than 6 minutes!! 🙌🏻 Seems like every other channel wants to advertise their sponsor, give a complete and thorough explanation of the CIA and how it was started in America...then 27 minutes in, it’ll finally say what we all came here to watch. 😂
Hey valuetainment?! I used to watch you 3 or so years ago when you quit for a while. And I’m just finding you again. I saw the logo at the start of the video and I was like 😳. Hey man. Good to see you again 😁
4:40 he asks that question and i can tell she gets a little nervous and unsettled and then immediately tried slowly giving him an answer but not really. So she knows something👀
"With The Faces, I Can Choose. I Can Become Soneone Else." - No one.
I love all content with Jonna, she is so interesting and she talks about it so well.
Just imagine how intelligent you have to be to do her job. She’s wonderful. Just delightful.
She walked into the White House backwards and said “Just leaving!”
He couldnt go ahead and ask about the human CLONING
She was featured in the very first episode of the podcast “I SPY” first broadcast Nov 12, 2019; she was part of a team sent to an Asian city to steal an encryption machine. Fascinating story, as are all of the I SPY podcasts.
Classified dosent mean shit after all these years learn the law and you'll realize she can honestly speak on most of the things she experienced. That's amazing to me.
*MISSION IMPOSSIBLE MASKS.* Now why am I not surprised that the CIA is involved? Ethan Hunt would be proud - lol
Interesting information... I wonder if there is more information from her. 🤔
WOW! Keep up the good work!
Where is the whole interview?
this lady deserves her own show
Man I would love to sit down and have a beer with her, I know she's got some great stories 😊
@jackmomma7481
3 жыл бұрын
But... could her "stories" that she shares publicly and to others even be true? Not that she wouldn't be full of interesting mind blowing insight.
She's really good at steering the conversation without the interviewer even knowing.
She is such a great story teller. I hope you host her again, Patrick.
real mission impossible stuff
When I read the title I was hoping for it to be about something along the lines of “We told Bush it was terrorists on 9/11 but it was really us”
@hj2479
3 жыл бұрын
Funny and ironically true considering that the CIA trained the militants that became the leaders of the Taliban and Al Queda and gave the weapons and lessons in training young angry men into brainwashed soldiers. They thought that they could weaponize those young men by brainwashing them and using their own religion and distorting their view of it into a radical form of Islam in order to use them to take out the soviets who had control of the middle east and the oil and drug farming industry there. The militants did as they were trained by the CIA to do and drove out the soviets pretty well but then the leaders of the groups decided that they could stop working for the CIA to make them money and start having their militants use the oil and drug industry to make themselves filthy rich. It is always about money whether it be American corporate greed working in tandem with the CIA or Terrorist group leaders who are using the same CIA tactics to make themselves rich at the cost of the lives of the young men who they are brainwashing.
@keag9992
3 жыл бұрын
And Mossad
@LiteralCrimeRave
2 жыл бұрын
@@hj2479 That's not what happened. The Taliban was created by Pakistan, and AQ was an independent endeavor by wealthy salfists. Afghanistan isn't in the middle east. The Taliban overthrew the Mujahideen with the help of Pakistan.
Did anyone else notice the smudge on the lense?
Amazing content
The 7th floor of the CIA sure know how to throw a party. Everyone be a master of disguise. Am I turtle enough to join the turtle club?
@MAGnetICus_Attractus
3 жыл бұрын
What movie was that from?
@thegup3839
3 жыл бұрын
@@MAGnetICus_Attractus master of disguise I think. 1% on rotten tomatoes lol
@MAGnetICus_Attractus
3 жыл бұрын
@@thegup3839 that sounds right.
Like Mission Impossible movie when Ethan Hunt wears a mask :o
@ciaagentsextillerson3857
4 жыл бұрын
you can get that shit on ebay
What do they do for sweating under the mask- as I assume that would make the mask come off or give it away?
So sorry for the loss of your husband. You made a wonderful team! May you have comfort and Peace. 🕊❤️💭🙏
She kind of looks like my Grandma Lin
Saying no to spending time and tax dollars for 7th floor suit party whims isn't being a hard XXX, it's the very basic standard that should be every one's answer all the time. Also, 7th floor should be reported for it.
Every time I see a video of hers I wonder how many people have to "ok" the interview before it is permitted to air.
@gabbym333
3 жыл бұрын
Right, like I wonder what she is allowed to say and why.
can someone explain what she is talking about. i don't understand the story at all
I love hearing this woman’s stories. I believe what she says and she has went on record as saying a lot of what was developed was kept mainly in house as demonstration of disguise. She does talk about it used in the field but that was probably not as incorporated a technique as many people think. Spy movies make it out like this is some often used tool. I think masks for disguise are a more rare use than standard clothes of hair changes. I do think her and her husband did develop these masks though. This video obviously proves that. She also spoke in an interview about the best use of this she ever saw which was one her husband did. She said he was able to look like a business man and in under a minute could disguise himself as an old woman using this technique. I don’t think today the government uses mask disguises at all. I think we are beyond the need for anything like that. However, many people on KZread have videos doing pranks and demonstrations with lifelike masks. Seems like anyone can get one today and become anyone they want.
You know her grandkids don't get away with squat.
@jackmomma7481
3 жыл бұрын
She would probably stage a scenario showing Santa Claus being murdered by her... and while playing as both Santa Claus and herself... The grandkids could then never expect to see Christmas gifts ever again
Plot twist: once classified, always classified until an "authentic lie" version can be shared with the masses 😃
As with all technology, advancements in materials and tooling used to make them has advanced exponentially over the last 20 years. And be sure the government will not let you know what they have today but you know it’s crazy advanced.
How did she get past white house security with a mask
@jamesahern9864
4 жыл бұрын
She was with William Webster
@Prince-pb1vf
4 жыл бұрын
Some highly secret intelligence members are allowed to pass.....at all points without I'Ds coz they hold the most top Govt secrets.
5:28 Chief of disguise ?? That might be the most important part of this whole video :o
@thedarknesst5995
3 жыл бұрын
It says that title literally in the first 5 seconds lol
I've seen the video of her doing this but now I can't find it. Does anyone have the link to this?
I wish there was a video of that.
“Fool me once, shame on me”
@baeguetteman412
3 жыл бұрын
Isn't it "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me"?
@undertaker11ism
3 жыл бұрын
@@baeguetteman412 It’s “Fool me twice, you can’t fool me again”
@abramvaldez2787
3 жыл бұрын
If you can't fool me the first time well then you can't fool me again 😁
I thought this will be about the Iraq War😂
she is so interesting! someone make a movie about her already!!
0:55 Yeah, dude, you're not supposed to nod at that.
First mask was a African American male huh......interesting 🤔
@servantkingtv2821
4 жыл бұрын
lmao I thought I heard it wrong
@NVadorZen
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao....I had to play it back a few times to make sure I heard it correctly
@Patriot66699
3 жыл бұрын
Big deal
@jakinchan3432
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe it’s because it’s the complete opposite of the lady in terms of looks.
@dnbmania
3 жыл бұрын
It does seem like an interesting choice of skin colour
The CIA, blackface extraordinaires
@ALotOfCancer
3 жыл бұрын
this is definitely the most superior form of blackface, can't even be mad about it
@zoe4299
3 жыл бұрын
It's not about racial mockery, it's about disguise. If your best agent is a white woman, and they have to go somewhere where they expect a black male, are you really going to degrade to someone with less talent who happens to be black just so it isn't "racist"? And if a female disguises themselves as a male, is it sexism? No, not at all. If for example a female who put on a male disguise to make fun of stereotypically manly things, yes, that's sexism. And if a white person puts a black disguise on and pretends to stereotypically black things then yes, that's racism. But in this case there's an actual purpose to the masks.
@benjamingentile1660
3 жыл бұрын
@@zoe4299 yeah, that’s the joke
@zoe4299
3 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh, sorry. I misinterpreted your comment. I saw other people claiming it was racism and I thought you were too, I didn't consider it may have been a joke. My apologies.
@benjamingentile1660
3 жыл бұрын
@@zoe4299 lol, no worries
Thank you, algorithms, for recognizing my love for Jonna content
Came out and the dog loved me that would mess with your head haha
How good was this mask really though? SURELY it wasn’t THAT good by the looks of it? Scares me to even think it was that realistic back then they must be light years ahead now.
@lunacraftcrochet
3 жыл бұрын
i'm sure they did make up on it as well to make it look natural and textured.
@TwatMcGee
3 жыл бұрын
@@lunacraftcrochet its also really old by now, a new one surely looked great
Title: how a CIA operative fooled president bush president bush watching this: 👁👄👁
Why does this sound and feel like im watching antiques roadshow!
Reminds me of that movie from the 80's FX...
There's an old saying in Tennessee, i know it's in Texas probably in Tennessee it goes.... fool me once shame on....... shame on you......... fool me can't get fooled again. I think this is what he was talking about
Other guy is the king of stupid questions “They airbrushed the mask?” “Well it was classified, a year ago I couldn’t tell you this.” “Why can you now?” “They allowed It”
I’ve been watching Jonna on KZread and I have noticed that much of what she talks about the CIA, is on the show Covert Affairs. I’m thinking that is the one show Hollywood got fairly accurate. Even the 7th floor is on the show.
at 2:07 she says "when he was the chief of disguise". I cant find anywhere on the internet that describes bush that way. Anyone know what that's about?
creepy IMO.... living a lie and deceipt
It was George Bush, it couldn't have been that hard. Super cool stuff though.
My common sense tells me YES! They DO have doubles of presidents that are there to use if necessary... I also realize from common sense that no one should be allowed to reveal that to anyone who doesn't have "a need to know"...
Charming! Intriguing! Interesting!
Lol he had himself fooled into believing there were Weapons of Mass Murder in Iraq
@voidvpn5470
4 жыл бұрын
WillisOnThaBeat George HW Bush is who she's talking about, not George W Bush.
Who is this guy? He looks Israeli.
@m.burgesszbikowski8049
4 жыл бұрын
Dsonophorus . Iranian.
@CStrik3r
4 жыл бұрын
Antisemitism failed. We'll get them next time.
@BradyIsAfagInHeat
4 жыл бұрын
Half Iran and Armenian I think. I'd have to look into it. But I know he's mixed.
She says “it’s classified” so matter of factly like it’s not just a silicone mask.
My dog hates hats with a passion and will bite it right off your head 😂
The real question is, How does a Trick become the Vice President? This is the real enigma.
When she says ‘they have decided it’s unclassified’ who’s they?
Me: *sees there is a book...* Also me: *instantly buys book*
@janetlewis7381
3 жыл бұрын
The book is awesome!
Eisenhauer speech on military industrial complex rings in my ears.
Is she talking about Mission impossible movie masks
This is why she can talk about it.... They have shit WAAAAAYYYYY better now.
When she answered no she nodded her head.
Pretty interesting 😁👍
Today is literally Mission Impossible!
That means they've gone beyond masks. That's scary
That lettuce disguise is pretty convincing also 😂
Wait, there was a John snusnu?! 😂 Where’s Fry and Bender?