Donald Trump recently revealed that the U.S. used a secret weapon called “The Discombobulator” to disable Venezuelan military equipment during the capture of Nicolás Maduro. In an interview with the New York Post, Trump described the device as rendering Venezuelan rockets inoperable, claiming, “They pressed buttons and nothing worked. They were all set for us.” He did not provide further technical details, stating that he was not allowed to discuss it.
Trump also emphasized his ongoing focus on combating drug cartels, suggesting that U.S. operations could extend into Mexico. “We know their routes. We know everything about them. We know their homes. We know everything about them. We're going to hit the cartels,” he said. This comes after the U.S. conducted a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific, marking at least the 36th known strike on boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since early September, resulting in at least 117 deaths.
Additionally, Trump stated that the U.S. has seized oil from seven Venezuelan-linked tankers, though he did not disclose their current locations. “They don’t have any oil. We take the oil,” he said.
On other matters, Trump mentioned the Nobel Peace Prize he received earlier this month from Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, saying he has not yet decided where to display it in the Oval Office. He also discussed an Arctic security framework negotiated with NATO chief Mark Rutte, which he claimed would give the U.S. control over land for American bases. Danish and Greenlandic officials, however, have emphasized that Greenland’s sovereignty is non-negotiable.
Finally, Trump announced he would skip this year’s Super Bowl, criticizing the choice of Bad Bunny and Green Day as performers and describing it as a “terrible choice.”
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