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
01:10force and the enemy's leadership.
01:11He was able to do so.
01:12He was able to do so.
01:13He was able to do so.
01:14He was able to do so.
01:15The mutated questions about reports that a pulsed energy weapon,
01:19possibly linked to the mysterious
01:20havana syndrome had been acquired by the u.s government while trump did not direct
01:25we confirmed that connection he suggested the technology played a decisive role in decision
01:30enabling enemy systems during the raid accounts from individuals on the ground
01:35described confusion and chaos among maduro's security forces
01:40one guard said radar systems abruptly shut down followed by the appearance of drone
01:45and helicopters he described experiencing intense physical effects after
01:50what he believed was a powerful sonic or energy-based weapon leaving multiple guards in
01:55incapacitated maduro 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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