🔗 Share this article American Military Targeted a 'Big Facility' in Venezuela, Trump Stated Without Offering Details. Ex-President Donald Trump has stated that US military assets struck a "major facility" in the South American country recently. Yet, the former president withheld information about the exact nature or location of the strike, and there has been no further comment from his team. Vague Remarks Offered In a Talk Interview "US forces just destroyed – I'm not sure if you heard – they have a large facility, where the vessels originate. Recently, we knocked that out. So we struck them decisively," Trump allegedly told GOP supporter and businessman John Catsimatidis on Friday. Potential Implications of a Confirmed Strike If a US strike is verified, it would mark the initial land strike since the US Department of Defense began a buildup of American military presence in the region to interdict narco-trafficking operations that the former administration claims operate under the direction of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The original mission of the force deployment has evolved into a blockade aimed at disrupting the nation's oil exports. Social Media Footage and Administration Statements Trump has for some time warned that US forces are poised to widen the military campaign by striking objectives inside Venezuela, a tactic that would theoretically require legislative approval. Video footage shared on social media on 24 December purportedly showed an explosion allegedly from an industrial area in Zulia state. But, the video or the facility has not been corroborated. An administration official reportedly told a news network that the president was describing a narco-trafficking site in his comments. Response and Current Military Situation The Caracas administration has remained silent on the event the former president referenced. Furthermore, there have been no verified accounts from Venezuela concerning it. The presence of US military in the area – a position some have referred to as a sea blockade – represents the most expansive naval operation of his time in office. Sources have stopped short from labeling the action as a blockade, but have stated that around 15,000 troops are deployed across the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, including a aircraft carrier group, advanced fighter jets, and law enforcement vessels to implement current economic sanctions.