A post by the press secretary highlights claims of unidentified U.S. technology used during the raid that captured Nicolás Maduro, raising questions about verification and capabilities.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
A social media post by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has drawn widespread attention after she highlighted an eyewitness account alleging that U.S. forces deployed an unidentified and highly debilitating weapon during the operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
“Stop what you are doing and read this,” Leavitt wrote in a post on X, directing the public to an account attributed to a Venezuelan security guard who claimed to have witnessed the use of an unfamiliar U.S. military technology during the raid, according to the account she shared publicly.
In the account circulated on social media, the guard said Venezuelan soldiers were suddenly incapacitated by what he described as an intense sonic or energy-based effect, leaving troops bleeding from the nose, vomiting blood, and unable to stand or resist. “It was like a very intense sound wave,” the guard said, adding that it felt as though his head was “exploding from the inside.”
The guard claimed the effect rendered his unit defenseless. “We had no way to compete with their technology, with their weapons,” he said. “I swear, I’ve never seen anything like it.”
According to the account Leavitt amplified, Venezuelan radar systems abruptly shut down before large numbers of drones appeared overhead. The guard said several helicopters then arrived, deploying roughly 20 U.S. troops who, despite being vastly outnumbered, overwhelmed hundreds of fighters on the ground.
“We were hundreds, but we had no chance,” he said. “They were shooting with such precision and speed; it felt like each soldier was firing hundreds of rounds per minute.”
The guard alleged that hundreds of Venezuelan fighters were killed during the operation without any U.S. casualties. Venezuela’s Interior Ministry separately claimed that about 100 members of the country’s security forces were killed in the attack.
The White House has not responded to questions from the New York Post about whether Leavitt’s decision to share the account indicates that the administration has independently verified the claims. The Post reported that a former U.S. intelligence source said the United States has possessed directed-energy weapons technology for years, including systems capable of causing bleeding, pain, and temporary incapacitation, according to its reporting on the incident.
In the account highlighted by Leavitt, the guard said he was speaking out to warn others against confronting U.S. forces. “They have no idea what they’re capable of,” he said. “After what I saw, I never want to be on the other side of that again.”
He added that the episode is already influencing perceptions beyond Venezuela. “Everyone is already talking about this,” he said. “What happened here is going to change a lot of things — not just in Venezuela, but throughout the region.”
U.S. officials have not publicly detailed the specific technologies used in the operation or confirmed the accuracy of the eyewitness account shared by the White House press secretary.
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