Trump breaks silence on ‘secret sonic weapon’ | World | News

Donald Trump has shed light on a “sonic weapon” that US military forces are said to have used during operations in Caracas earlier this month.

The gun caused Venezuelan soldiers to “vomit blood”, The Sun reported; An eyewitness claimed he was left “unable to stand” after being blasted with a gun. Quoting his interview with NewsNation, The Sun also reported that Trump said Americans should be afraid of guns.

When host Katie Pavlich asked Trump if citizens “should be afraid,” the president replied “yes, yes,” adding that only the United States has these powerful sonic weapons.

Recent rumors also suggested that the US used sonic weapons during the attack. Maduro’s capture and also said that the gun caused Venezuelan soldiers to vomit blood and have nosebleeds. But during the interview, Trump didn’t give many details about the gun, saying only that “it’s something I don’t want… no one else has it.”

Earlier this month, Fox News said “Although the Trump administration has not confirmed what weapon, if any, may have been used, defense experts point to a well-known acoustic device that has been in use for years.” An eyewitness account of a Venezuelan guard shared on social media by the White House press secretary Karoline LeavittFox News also claimed that the weapon brought Venezuelan and Cuban security forces to their knees, leaving them “bleeding from their noses” and vomiting blood.

“We were on duty, but suddenly all our radar systems went off without any explanation,” the local guard said in the account shared by Leavitt, quoting Fox News. “The next thing we saw were drones, multiple drones flying over our positions. We didn’t know how to react.”

“At one point they started something; I don’t know how to explain it. It was like a very intense sound wave. Suddenly I felt like my head was exploding from the inside,” the guard said.

Venezuelan interior minister Diosdado Cabello said: 100 people were killed In the Maduro operation. According to Fox News, Cuba reported that 32 members of the security forces protecting Maduro were killed in the operation.