President Donald Trump stated that the Pentagon used a secret weapon, which he called a decombobulator, during the operation that led to the capture of then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, asserting that the device completely disabled the military equipment of Venezuela.

In an interview with The New York Post, Trump maintained that this technology prevented any defensive response from the Venezuelan government during the operation carried out on January 3, when US helicopters flew over Caracas.

“The decombobulator; I'm not allowed to talk about this,” the president said, before adding that the weapon “caused the equipment to stop working.”

“They pushed the buttons and nothing worked,” Trump said.

Trump stated that Venezuelan forces were ready to respond to the operation, but that the system failed completely after the US intervention.

“They never got to launch their rockets. They had Russian and Chinese rockets, and they couldn't launch a single one. We arrived, they pushed the buttons, and nothing worked. They were fully prepared for our arrival,” he declared.

The president had already hinted at the use of advanced technology days earlier, when, after the capture of Maduro stated that “the lights of Caracas went out largely thanks to a certain expertise we possess,” without offering further details.

Testimonies and failures in military systems

According to reports cited by the US media outlet, members of Maduro's security team claimed that the radar systems suddenly shut down, while some guards experienced physical symptoms such as nosebleeds and vomiting after the operation began.

Although the US government has not released technical information about the decombiner, Trump boasted that the operation was carried out without Venezuela being able to activate its defenses.

Threat of ground attacks against drug trafficking

During the interview, Trump again raised the possibility of ground attacks against drug cartels in Latin America.When asked if these actions could take place in Mexico, Venezuela, or Colombia, I responded: “It could be anywhere.” The US president reiterated that he has discussed this option with the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum, who has rejected the proposal, arguing for the defense of Mexican sovereignty and the need for peaceful solutions. Venezuelan Oil and Relations with Caracas Trump also spoke about agreements to market up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan crude and plans to reactivate the South American country's oil production through the entry of foreign companies, with investments he estimated at $100 billion. "We are managing oil production in Venezuela. Venezuela will get a share, and we will get a share. Then, the big oil companies will step in and extract so much oil that Venezuela will make more money than ever before," he asserted. This week, the interim government headed by Delcy Rodriguez reported that Caracas has already received $300 million from the crude oil sale agreed upon with Washington.

Trump's statements regarding the decombinant, attacks on drug trafficking, and control of Venezuelan oil reinforce the confrontational and expansionist tone of his foreign policy, marked by the use of force and direct pressure on governments in the region.