President Donald Trump stated between 6:16 PM and 8:45 PM UTC on February 13, 2026, that Russian and Chinese equipment used against the US in Venezuela "didn't work," referring to a "discombobulator" that prevented any shots from being fired, according to a Disclose.tv post on X. Trump remarked, "They even talk about the discombobulator because they never got a shot off. The Russian equipment didn't work, the Chinese equipment didn't work, everyone's trying to figure out why it didn't work. Some day you're gonna find out," as quoted in the Disclose.tv post shared during this 2-hour-29-minute reporting window. These comments follow Trump's earlier announcement on February 13 between 4:46 PM and 6:15 PM UTC that US-Venezuela relations are "as good as it can possibly be" and that he plans to visit Venezuela soon, though no date was set, according to ABC Politics and an OrlvndoA post on X from prior coverage.
