🔗 Share this article US Military Targeted a 'Large Facility' in the Venezuelan nation, President Trump Stated Without Offering Specifics. Ex-President Trump has asserted that US forces struck a "major facility" in Venezuela last week. Yet, the ex-leader offered no details on the exact nature or site of the strike, and there has been no further comment from his team. Vague Comments Made During a Talk Interview "We just eliminated – I'm not sure if you saw – they have a big plant, where the vessels depart from. Recently, we took it out. So we hit them with significant force," Trump reportedly said to GOP supporter and supermarket owner John Catsimatidis in a recent interview. Possible Significance of a Verified Strike Should a US military action is verified, it would represent the initial attack on Venezuelan soil since the Pentagon began a expansion of US strike forces in the region to disrupt drug traffickers that the former administration alleges operate under the orders of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. This initial mission of the force deployment has evolved into a blockade aimed at disrupting the nation's crude oil shipments. Social Media Video and Administration Claims Trump has for weeks indicated that US forces are poised to escalate the military campaign by hitting objectives within Venezuela, a strategy that would theoretically require legislative authorization. A clip circulated on social media on 24 December appeared to show an blast allegedly from an industrial zone in Zulia state. But, the video or the site in question has not been independently verified. An source reportedly informed a media outlet that the former president was referring to a drug facility in his comments. Reaction and Ongoing Strategic Posture The Venezuelan government has not commented on the event the former president described. Furthermore, there have been no independent reports from Venezuela about it. The presence of American forces in the region – a stance some have called a sea blockade – represents the most expansive maritime enforcement action of his time in office. Officials have refrained from describing the action as a blockade, but have confirmed that approximately 15,000 service members are stationed across the Caribbean and the Gulf, including a carrier strike group, F-35 aircraft, and Coast Guard cutters to uphold existing economic sanctions.