President Donald Trump boasted on Saturday that a secret weapon, which he dubbed “The Discombobulator,” was a key part of Operation Absolute Resolve, the strike to capture former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Jan. 3.
“They never got their rockets off. They had Russian and Chinese rockets, and they never got one off,” Trump told the New York Post. “We came in, they pressed buttons and nothing worked. They were all set for us.”
Trump teased the weapon after journalists questioned him on reports that the Biden administration had purchased an energy device believed to have caused “Havana Syndrome.” The mysterious health condition plagued U.S. government personnel in Cuba, with symptoms including vertigo, headaches, nausea, cognitive fog, and hearing problems.
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The description of that sonic weapon aligns with an account of the Caracas operation by a security guard of Nicolas Maduro, publicized by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
“At one point, they launched something—I don’t know how to describe it… it was like a very intense sound wave,” the security guard reportedly said. “Suddenly I felt like my head was exploding from the inside. We all started bleeding from the nose. Some were vomiting blood. We fell to the ground, unable to move.”
He added, “Without a doubt. I’m sending a warning to anyone who thinks they can fight the United States. They have no idea what they’re capable of. After what I saw, I never want to be on the other side of that again. They’re not to be messed with.”
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— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 10, 2026
The House Homeland Security Committee requested more information on the energy device from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem earlier in January.
“According to recent reporting, at the end of the Biden Administration, [Homeland Security Investigations] acquired a device in an undercover operation involving the expenditure of millions of dollars, some or all of which was allegedly sourced from funding provided by the Department of War (DoW),” House Homeland Security Committee Chair Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) wrote.
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American troops suffered no deaths during the Venezuela operation, with only six personnel injured. Venezuelan officials estimated that 80 of their citizens were killed during the strike.
Maduro had claimed victory in several elections that were deemed unfair by international observers. After the 2019 and 2024 elections, over 50 countries deemed him to be the illegitimate ruler of his country.
