President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to mock Venezuela’s citizen militia training and reveal a “top secret” operation exposing the activity as a “very serious threat.” Trump’s post, which included a sarcastic jab at the training, stated, “Top secret: We exposed the militia training in Venezuela. A very serious threat!” The revelation comes amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela, with Trump’s administration intensifying efforts to combat perceived narcoterrorism in the region.

The militia training, involving civilians like housewives and retirees, was part of President Nicolás Maduro’s response to U.S. military deployments in the Caribbean, aimed at drug interdiction. Trump’s post follows a strike on a Venezuelan drug boat, where he claimed “three terrorists were eliminated,” escalating the standoff. Venezuelan state media condemned the U.S. actions as aggression, but Trump’s latest move suggests intelligence operations have uncovered deeper threats, potentially linked to the Tren de Aragua cartel.