{"id":3173,"date":"2026-01-21T20:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:00:29","slug":"no-one-else-has-it-claims-trump-when-asked-about-secret-sonic-weapon-used-in-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=3173","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;No One Else Has It,&#8217; Claims Trump When Asked About &#8216;Secret Sonic Weapon&#8217; Used in Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/funeral-for-a-venezuelan-soldier-killed-during-bombing-to-capture-nicolas-maduro.jpg?id=62976625&amp;width=1200&amp;height=400&amp;coordinates=0,353,0,314\"><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump, a documented liar, appeared to confirm in a televised interview that aired Tuesday night that the US military deployed a &#8220;secret sonic weapon&#8221; against Venezuelan and Cuban soldiers during the Jan. 3 raid in Caracas that killed scores of people, including civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the existence or use of such a &#8220;sonic weapon&#8221; by <em>NewsNation<\/em>&#8216;s Katie Pavlich\u2014and whether Americans should be concerned about it\u2014Trump responded, &#8220;No one else has it. We have weapons that no one knows about. It&#8217;s probably better not to talk about it, but we have amazing weapons. It was an amazing attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"rm-embed embed-media\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p>Question: There was sonic weapon that took out many of the Cuban bodyguards that were used\u2026Is that something Americans should be afraid of?<\/p>\n<p>Trump: It\u2019s something I don\u2019t wanna\u2014nobody else has it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hb0VP6yoXD\">pic.twitter.com\/hb0VP6yoXD<\/a><br \/>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/2013813825561362889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>This is not the first time the White House has hinted at the idea that such a weapon was used in the assault on Venezuela\u2014an operation which resulted in the unlawful kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.<\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 10, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressSec\/status\/2009997866425897308\" target=\"_blank\">shared<\/a> an English-language translation of a purported interview with a Venezuelan &#8220;security guard loyal to Maduro,&#8221; who described the night of the assault by US forces.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nettermike\/status\/2009843044028428714\" target=\"_blank\">interview<\/a>, the veracity of which cannot be independently verified and reeked to some as a clear example of US-generated propaganda or counterintelligence, the guard described &#8220;a massacre&#8221; by US personnel who, he said, &#8220;launched something\u2014I don&#8217;t know how to describe it&#8230; it was like a very intense sound wave. Suddenly I felt like my head was exploding from the inside. We all started bleeding from the nose. Some were vomiting blood. We fell to the ground, unable to move.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that the US military has been developing sonic weapons, which can use sound waves or focused microwaves to cause pain or discomfort to those targeted. Such &#8220;directed energy weapons&#8221; have been referred to simply as &#8220;pain rays,&#8221; but go by various names, depending on the technology being used.<\/p>\n<p>According to a detailed look at the US military&#8217;s development and use of such weapons and the speculation surrounding the Venezuela assault, <em>TWZ<\/em>&#8216;s Joseph Trevithick  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/news-features\/did-a-mysterious-sonic-weapon-really-aid-delta-force-in-capturing-maduro\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a> that it &#8220;should be reiterated that there is currently no evidence to substantiate the claim that the US military used a &#8216;sonic weapon&#8217; during Operation Absolute Resolve. At the same time, this is hardly the first time American forces are alleged to have employed mysterious, less-than-lethal, and\/or non-kinetic capabilities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, the outlet noted, &#8220;if any unit would have an exotic directed energy weapon used to disable adversaries during an assault, it would be Delta Force,&#8221; the special forces branch that led the attack on Maduro&#8217;s compound.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump, a documented liar, appeared to confirm in a televised interview that aired Tuesday night that the US military deployed a &#8220;secret sonic weapon&#8221; against Venezuelan and Cuban soldiers during the Jan. 3 raid in Caracas that killed scores of people, including civilians. 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