Trump Says US Helicopter Pilots Were ‘Hit Pretty Bad’ During Maduro Raid
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
President Donald Trump stated that three U.S. helicopter pilots were wounded in the legs during a mission in Venezuela last month which resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Speaking at Fort Bragg on February 13, Trump described the pilots as "really brave" and said they were under close-range machine gun fire while landing a helicopter. He added that the threat was quickly neutralized by U.S. military snipers. The capture took place in Caracas on January 3.
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Scripture: Psalm 144:1-2 (NASB 1977)
"Blessed be the LORD, my rock,
Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
My lovingkindness and my fortress,
My stronghold and my deliverer,
My shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues my people under me."
Commentary:
Psalm 144 faces warfare without pretending it is clean. Bullets are real. When pilots take fire at close range and snipers answer, bodies pay the price and families wait for updates. This moment shows how quickly power can be applied to seize a leader, and Scripture recognizes that skill and protection ultimately come from the Lord, not human bravado. Prophetically, these rapid strikes and shifting control mirror the kind of instability and coercive authority patterns the Bible says will intensify.
Prophetic Trend:
Precision force, leadership seizures, and fast-moving security operations are normalizing a world where authority changes hands through coercion and speed.
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Source Excerpt:
President Donald Trump said that U.S. military pilots were “hit pretty bad in the legs” during a mission last month in Venezuela that led to the capture of the South American nation’s leader, Nicolás Maduro. While speaking at Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Feb. 13, Trump said that three helicopter pilots were wounded amid gunfire, praising them as “really brave.” “They were hit pretty bad in the legs,” Trump said, adding that the pilots were “landing a big chopper and they’re being shot at from close range by a machine gun.” The threat was then neutralized quickly by U.S. military snipers, he added.......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 02-16-2026 13:18