🔗 Share this article US Military Struck a 'Big Complex' in the Venezuelan nation, President Trump Claimed Lacking Providing Specifics. Former President Trump has claimed that US military assets struck a "major plant" in Venezuela last week. However, the former president did not specify the exact purpose or site of the target, and there has been no additional clarification from his administration. Vague Comments Made During a Radio Show "US forces just destroyed – I don't know if you read – they have a large facility, where the ships originate. Recently, we knocked that out. So we hit them decisively," Trump reportedly said to Republican donor and supermarket owner John Catsimatidis on Friday. Possible Implications of a Confirmed Strike Should a American strike is confirmed, it would mark the first ground target hit since the Pentagon began a increase of US strike forces in the region to disrupt narco-trafficking operations that the Trump administration alleges operate under the authority of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The stated mission of the force deployment has transformed into a quarantine aimed at stopping the nation's oil exports. Social Media Footage and Administration Claims Trump has for some time stated that US forces are poised to expand the military campaign by hitting objectives inside Venezuela, a strategy that would in theory require legislative approval. Video footage shared online on 24 December appeared to show an explosion reportedly from an industrial area in a Venezuelan state. But, the footage or the site in question has not been corroborated. An source allegedly told a media outlet that the former president was referring to a drug facility in his comments. Response and Ongoing Military Situation The Caracas administration has remained silent on the event Trump referenced. Furthermore, there have been no corroborating news from Venezuela regarding it. The deployment of American forces in the area – a stance some have termed a naval quarantine – marks the broadest naval operation of his time in office. Officials have stopped short from labeling the action as a blockade, but have confirmed that around 15,000 personnel are positioned across the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf, including a aircraft carrier group, advanced fighter jets, and law enforcement vessels to implement existing economic sanctions.