00:00Trump credits secret discombobulator weapon in Maduro takedown.
00:05Former President Donald Trump has claimed that a classified U.S. weapon he calls the
00:10discombobulator was instrumental in the surprise operation that led to the arrest of
00:15Venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro.
00:17The early morning raid on January 3rd,
00:20unfolded in Caracas with little resistance, resulting in Maduro and his wife Celia
00:25Flores being taken into American custody on federal drug and weapons charges.
00:30In an interview with the New York Post, Trump said the secret system was
00:35deployed during the operation and effectively neutralized Venezuela's defenses.
00:40While declining to share technical details, he confirmed the weapon was used as U.S.
00:45helicopters moved into the capital, stressing that the mission was carried out without
00:50the loss of a single American life.
00:53Trump claimed that Maduro's force
00:55forces were prepared to respond with advanced weaponry, including Russian and Chinese rockets.
01:00But were unable to do so.
01:01According to Trump, defensive systems
01:05had failed when Venezuelan forces attempted to activate them, leaving the country's leadership
01:10need to be more vulnerable as U.S. troops entered the area.
01:13The President's remarks came amidst
01:15unprecedented questions about reports that a pulsed energy weapon, possibly linked to the mysterious
01:20Havana syndrome, had been acquired by the U.S. government.
01:24While Trump did not direct
01:25directly confirm that connection, he suggested the technology played a decisive role in deciding
01:30enabling enemy systems during the raid.
01:33Accounts from individuals on the ground
01:35and described confusion and chaos among Maduro's security forces.
01:40One guard said radar systems abruptly shut down, followed by the appearance of drones
01:45and helicopters.
01:46He described experiencing intense physical effects
01:50of the U.S. military forces.
01:51The U.S. military force was a powerful sonic or energy-based weapon, leaving multiple guards
01:55in case of the U.S. military force.
01:55Incapacitated.
01:56Maduro, 63, is now being held in a federal detention
02:00facility in Brooklyn as he awaits trial on narco-terrorism charges.
02:05Following his removal, former Vice President Delcy Rodriguez assumed the role of Venezuela's interim
02:10leader, with Trump saying the U.S. has already established a positive relationship
02:15with the new government.
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