Trump reiterates his vow to attack drug gangs on land, including in Mexico. WASHINGTON: When the US seized Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump claimed that the US disabled Venezuelan military equipment using a covert weapon he named “The Discombobulator.” Additionally, Trump reiterated his warning to launch military operations against drug traffickers on land, including in Mexico. In an interview with the New York Post on Friday, Trump made the remarks.
“The Discombobulator”: A weapon using pulsed energy
In response to rumors that the US possessed a pulsed energy weapon, the Republican president said, “The Discombobulator.” I’m not permitted to discuss it.” According to him, the weapon caused Venezuelan equipment to “not work.” “They were unable to launch their missiles. In the interview, Trump stated, “They had Chinese and Russian rockets, and they never got one off.” “When we entered, they pushed buttons, but nothing happened. They were prepared for us. Trump had earlier stated that the US had turned off “almost all of the lights in Caracas” during the raid on Maduro’s residence, but he did not specify how they did it.
Attacks by the military against drug cartels
In an effort to combat drug cartels, the president also said that the United States will keep up its campaign of military operations and may expand it from South America into North America. “We are aware of their routes. We are fully aware of these. We are familiar with their residences. “We are fully aware of them,” Trump declared. “We intend to target the cartels.” Trump responded, “Could be anywhere,” when asked if the strikes might take place in Mexico or Central America.
For the first time since Maduro’s arrest, the US attacked an accused drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday.Strikes by drug boats Since early September, at least 36 known impacts on boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have resulted in at least 117 fatalities. Trump said that the US had evacuated the oil from seven oil tankers it had captured that were tied to Venezuela, but he did not disclose the current location of the vessels. Trump declared, “I’m not allowed to tell you.” To put it simply, though, they lack oil. We accept the oil.
In the interview, the president also mentioned that he was still figuring out where to place the Nobel Peace Prize that Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado had given him earlier this month. In the Oval Office, the award was resting against a statue. Additionally, Trump told the newspaper that the framework of an Arctic security agreement he reached with NATO leader Mark Ruttte would grant the United States control of the territory where American bases are situated. Trump declared, “We’ll have everything we want.” “We’re having some fascinating conversations.” A large portion of the possible deal is yet unknown. A NATO official stated that Rutte did not suggest any “compromise to sovereignty” in his talks with Trump, while the leaders of Denmark and Greenland have declared that the island’s sovereignty is non-negotiable. The president declared that he would not attend the Super Bowl and referred to Bad Bunny and Green Day’s performance as a “terrible choice.” He was in New Orleans for the Super Bowl last year.
