Trump Claims US Used a Secret Weapon During Maduro Raid in Venezuela
In a revealing interview that blended military secrecy with geopolitical bravado, President Donald Trump has claimed the United States employed a clandestine weapon—nicknamed “The Discombobulator”—during the raid that captured former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
Speaking to the New York Post, the President hinted at the use of advanced pulsed energy technology. “The Discombobulator. I’m not allowed to talk about it,” Trump stated, suggesting the weapon was responsible for disabling Venezuelan defense systems. “They never got their rockets off. They had Russian and Chinese rockets, and they never got one off,” he explained. “We came in, they pressed buttons and nothing worked.”
This claim expands on Trump’s earlier, cryptic remark that U.S. forces had turned off “almost all of the lights in Caracas” during the operation.
A Broadening Campaign: Targeting Cartels “Anywhere”
Beyond Venezuela, the President signaled a significant escalation in his administration’s militarized approach to the drug war. He confirmed the U.S. will continue its campaign of strikes against drug cartels and suggested it could expand geographically. “We know their routes. We know everything about them,” Trump said. When asked if strikes could occur in Central America or Mexico, he replied, “Could be anywhere.”
This warning followed a U.S. strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Friday—the first such action since Maduro’s capture. The administration has conducted at least 36 known strikes on maritime targets since early September.
Oil, Prizes, and Arctic Ambitions
The wide-ranging interview also touched on other contentious topics:
- Venezuelan Oil: Trump confirmed the U.S. has seized and offloaded oil from seven tankers linked to Venezuela, stating bluntly, “We take the oil,” but declined to reveal the vessels’ current locations.
- Nobel Peace Prize: The President noted that the Nobel medal awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, which she gave to him, is currently “leaning against a statue in the Oval Office” as he decides where to display it.
- Arctic Security: Trump claimed a framework deal with NATO chief Mark Rutte would grant the U.S. ownership of land where American bases are located in the Arctic, asserting, “We’ll have everything we want.” This claim contradicts statements from Danish and Greenlandic leaders, who maintain the island’s sovereignty is non-negotiable.
From claims of futuristic weaponry to threats of cross-border strikes and assertions of territorial control, the interview paints a picture of an administration pursuing an aggressive, unilateral foreign policy that continues to reshape long-standing norms and alliances. The world is left to decipher the blend of fact, strategy, and political theater in the President’s latest pronouncements.
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