VENEZUELA ON WAR FOOTING: Maduro Brandishes Sword as US Carrier Group Looms 180 km Offshore

Published Date: 30th Nov, 2025

Caracas – 18:47 VET, November 30, 2025 The message was unmistakable.

President Nicolás Maduro, dressed in full military fatigues and wielding a ceremonial sword, personally inspected thousands of troops and tanks in downtown Caracas today while the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group prowled just 180 km off the Venezuelan coast.

Live Scenes from the Parade (Last Hour)

  • 40,000+ soldiers and reservists marching past Miraflores Palace
  • Russian-made T-72 tanks and S-300 missile batteries on display
  • Maduro shouting: “If the gringo empire dares to touch one inch of our soil, they will find another Vietnam, another Gaza, another Afghanistan!”
  • Giant LED screens flashing real-time radar images of the US fleet

US Naval Presence – Right Now

  • USS Gerald R. Ford (100+ aircraft)
  • USS Winston S. Churchill (destroyer)
  • USS Virginia-class attack submarine (confirmed by Pentagon)
  • 2 amphibious assault ships with 2,200 Marines
  • F-35B squadrons conducting “routine” live-fire drills

Maduro’s Direct Warning to Trump (Live on State TV)

“Mr. Donald Trump, look at this sword. It is the sword of Bolívar. It is ready. The people are ready. Touch Venezuela and you will drown in a sea of fire.”

US Official Response (Pentagon briefing 17:00 EST) Spokesman: “All forces are conducting lawful counter-narcotics and freedom-of-navigation operations. We have no hostile intent, but we will defend our personnel and partners if threatened.”

Real-Time Escalation Tracker

  • Venezuela declares nationwide military exercises until December 15
  • All commercial flights from Spain, Portugal, and Colombia banned from Venezuelan airspace
  • Trinidad & Tobago cancels gas deal after US warship docked in Port of Spain
  • 300,000 reservists called up (largest mobilisation since 2019)

X Trends – Venezuela (Right Now)

  1. #GuerraImperialista – 1.8 M posts
  2. “Espada de Bolívar” – 987k
  3. “USS Gerald Ford” – 612k
  4. #MaduroTieneCojoñes – 412k

Market Fallout

  • Venezuelan bonds trading at 11 cents on the dollar
  • Oil futures (Venezuelan Merey) ↑ 6 % on invasion fears
  • Colombian peso ↓ 4 % on refugee influx concerns

Bottom Line

For the first time since the 2002 coup attempt, a sitting Venezuelan president is openly preparing the country for direct confrontation with the United States.

The USS Gerald R. Ford is closer to Caracas tonight than Miami is to Washington DC.

Maduro just turned the capital into an armed camp.

And the world is watching to see who blinks first.



Date: 30th Nov, 2025

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