🔗 Share this article US Forces Struck a 'Big Complex' in Venezuela, Trump Asserted Without Providing Specifics. Ex-President Donald Trump has claimed that American military assets hit a "major facility" in the South American country last week. Yet, the ex-leader offered no details on the exact nature or location of the strike, and there has been no further clarification from his team. Vague Comments Made During a Talk Show "US forces just knocked out – I don't know if you read – they have a big plant, where the ships come from. Recently, we destroyed it. So we struck them with significant force," Trump allegedly told GOP supporter and supermarket owner John Catsimatidis on Friday. Potential Implications of a Confirmed Attack If a American strike is verified, it would represent the first attack on Venezuelan soil since the Pentagon initiated a increase of US military presence in the Caribbean region to disrupt drug traffickers that the Trump administration claims operate under the orders of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The original mission of the military buildup has evolved into a quarantine aimed at hindering the nation's oil exports. Online Video and Official Claims Trump has for weeks warned that US forces are poised to widen the military campaign by hitting targets inside Venezuela, a move that would in theory require legislative authorization. Online video circulated online on 24 December purportedly showed an explosion reportedly from an industrial zone in Zulia state. Yet, the footage or the facility has not been independently verified. An administration official reportedly told a media outlet that the president was referring to a narco-trafficking site in his comments. Reaction and Current Military Posture The Caracas administration has issued no statement on the event the former president described. Additionally, there have been no independent reports from Venezuela about it. The presence of US military in the region – a position certain officials have termed a naval quarantine – constitutes the broadest naval operation of Trump's presidency. Sources have refrained from labeling the operation as a full blockade, but have stated that around 15,000 personnel are positioned across the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, including a aircraft carrier group, advanced fighter jets, and law enforcement vessels to enforce current economic sanctions.