President Donald Trump confirmed in a NewsNation interview this week that the U.S. used a previously undisclosed weapon during the mission that captured Venezuelan strongman Nicol\u00e1s Maduro earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During a conversation with NewsNation host Katie Pavlich, Trump was asked about reports claiming a \u201csonic weapon\u201d was deployed in Venezuela\u2014one that allegedly disabled Maduro\u2019s Cuban bodyguards and left them unable to fight back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump didn\u2019t offer technical details, but he strongly implied the reports were accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cYeah, something I don\u2019t wanna\u2014 Nobody else has it,\u201d Trump said, suggesting the U.S. possesses capabilities that America\u2019s enemies simply can\u2019t match.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Trump added that the U.S. military has \u201cweapons that nobody knows about,\u201d saying it\u2019s better not to discuss them publicly\u2014but praising the operation as a total success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat was an amazing attack,\u201d Trump said. \u201cDon\u2019t forget, that house was in the middle of a fort, an army base, a big one, a lot of soldiers, and they came in and they did their job. We lost nobody.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leavitt amplified viral claims of a \u201csound wave\u201d weapon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The conversation follows a viral post shared on X by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on January 10. Leavitt reposted a dramatic account from influencer Mike Netter, writing, \u201cStop what you are doing and read this\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Netter\u2019s post claimed to feature an exchange between a Venezuelan security guard loyal to Maduro and an interviewer. In the account, the guard described U.S. forces as overwhelmingly precise and unstoppable, even while badly outnumbered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The guard alleged the Americans used such advanced firepower that it seemed \u201ceach soldier was firing 300 rounds per minute,\u201d and claimed the attack wasn\u2019t just about guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the account, the turning point came when U.S. troops launched something the guard described as \u201ca very intense sound wave.\u201d He claimed it caused instant physical effects\u2014including nosebleeds, disorientation, and even vomiting blood\u2014leaving Maduro\u2019s men collapsed and defenseless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The guard also claimed the raid ended with roughly twenty U.S. soldiers defeating hundreds of defenders without a single American casualty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Legacy media largely ignores the story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Despite Trump\u2019s comments and the attention Leavitt\u2019s post received online, the story has seen limited coverage from major U.S. outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, several British tabloids\u2014including The Independent<\/em> and Daily Mail<\/em>\u2014reported on Trump\u2019s remarks, with the Mail<\/em> running the headline: \u201cTrump reveals details of secret \u2018sonic weapon\u2019 used in Venezuela raid: \u2018Nobody else has it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n