Washington, D.C., 05 February (H.S.): President Donald Trump proffered a kaleidoscopic array of revelations during a Wednesday, NBC News interview in the Oval Office, spanning a purported discombobulator weapon pivotal to Nicolás Maduro's January 2026 Caracas capture, ambitious architectural aggrandizement for the capital, and somber reflections on fatal Minneapolis immigration enforcement shootings.

Trump reiterated his coinage of discombobulator—a term he proudly claimed as his own—to describe a nondescript device that allegedly neutralized Venezuelan defenses during the U.S. military's audacious overnight strike on January 3, 2026, culminating in Maduro and spouse Cilia Flores' apprehension at Mar-a-Lago-announced success.

Dismissing senior officials' insinuations of conflated cyber disruptions and acoustic disorientation tools, Trump averred, None of their equipment worked, while demurring on classified particulars, thereby fueling speculation on this ostensibly singular armament's veracity.

Evincing perennial edificial zeal, Trump disclosed plans for a triumphal arch eclipsing Paris' Arc de Triomphe in stature and splendor—targeting 250 feet—to herald America's 250th anniversary, positioned astride Arlington Memorial Bridge betwixt Arlington National Cemetery and Lincoln Memorial on a verdant traffic circle.

This neoclassical flourish, personally shepherded by the president, underscores his vision to render Washington more magnificent, supplanting European precedents with autochthonous grandeur.

Acknowledging the tragic slayings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal agents amid Operation Metro Surge, Trump conceded these should not have happened, lamenting two incidents amid tens of thousands of criminal deportations while defending DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's efficacy save for public relations lapses.

Border czar Tom Homan concurrently announced a drawdown of 700 DHS personnel from Minneapolis, retaining 2,000, as Minnesota educators decried half-vacant classrooms and Mayor Jacob Frey assailed indiscriminate pickups breaching constitutional norms.

Trump avowed enforcement's total focus on murderers and kingpins, eyeing surges in five unnamed cities pending invitations.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar