In a shocking display of contempt for both the Commander-in-Chief and the young Americans who volunteer to serve, the liberal media and their allies in the Democrat Party have launched a despicable campaign to undermine a vital national security operation. President Donald Trump, demonstrating the strong leadership that was so sorely lacking in the previous administration, has authorized kinetic military action against drug-running boats in the Caribbean. These narco-terrorists, primarily operating out of the failed states of Venezuela and Colombia, are responsible for flooding American communities with deadly fentanyl, poisoning our citizens, and fueling a crisis at our southern border. Yet, instead of supporting this decisive action to protect the homeland, Democrats have chosen to side with the cartels by threatening the very service members tasked with carrying out these lawful orders.
Senior Arizona Democrat Senator Mark Kelly, in a chilling interview on ABC’s This Week, deliberately attempted to sow fear and confusion within the ranks of our armed forces. He issued a veiled threat of prosecution to the brave men and women following the President’s commands, claiming the Trump administration was, in his own words, “putting young service members at great, legal jeopardy.” This rhetoric is not a legitimate legal inquiry; it is a blatant attempt to encourage insubordination and mutiny. By suggesting that our troops will be prosecuted by a future Democrat administration for following current, lawful orders, Kelly is engaging in a dangerous political game that compromises military morale and operational security. The fact that host Martha Raddatz failed to challenge this seditious statement reveals the complicity of the so-called “objective” media in this Democrat-led smear campaign.
The liberal media’s narrative was further amplified by Kelly’s fellow Arizona Democrat, Senator Ruben Gallego, who had the audacity to label the targeted strikes on drug traffickers as “murder.” This grotesque slander against our military is an insult to every man and woman who wears the uniform. It is a deliberate and calculated effort to paint the defense of our nation as a criminal act, a talking point more suited for a radical anti-American protest than the halls of the U.S. Senate. Gallego compounded this outrage by warning that President Trump’s orders are “dangerous” for service members, feigning concern for their well-being while actively working to strip them of the legal and moral certainty required to execute their missions.
Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder … it's disgusting." pic.twitter.com/YUxpnXxoDx
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 26, 2025
Thankfully, strong, patriotic voices are pushing back against this liberal hysteria. Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, an Air Force JAG veteran with decades of military legal experience, provided a powerful and necessary rebuttal. He unequivocally affirmed the legality of the President’s actions and assured our service members, “To our men and women in uniform, you’re not murdering anybody. You’re making America safer by going after a narco-terrorist. You’re following lawful orders.”
Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder … it's disgusting." pic.twitter.com/YUxpnXxoDx
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 26, 2025
Senator Graham correctly contextualized this operation within a historical precedent of American presidents acting decisively in our hemisphere, citing President George H.W. Bush’s removal of Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. He forcefully declared the new paradigm of strength under President Trump, stating, “You got a commander-in-chief’s not going to put up with this crap. We’re not going to sit on the sidelines and watch boats full of drugs come to our country. We’re going to blow them up and kill the people that want to poison America.”
While the liberal media and their Democrat allies wring their hands over the fate of violent drug cartels, President Trump is taking decisive action where past administrations have failed. The game has indeed changed. No longer will the United States stand idly by while narco-terrorists, often in league with designated terrorist organizations like Hezbollah, wage war on the American people by trafficking poison across our borders. The strong, lawful response ordered by President Trump is a testament to his unwavering commitment to national security and the safety of all Americans.
Kelly said, “Yes, we have seen evidence of drugs in these boats, but let’s not get into the details”. No US president has ever tried to stop the drug industry at its source. The source being the country and not a cartel leader. You have to wonder why? A few drug busts in the states so each administration can claim they have done something. The loss of the drug production in these countries would ruin the economy there , which is not ok it seems if you are a politician. They would rather have dead Americans You cannot hate the democrats enough people and don’t forget administrations like the Bush administration did very little also.
Seems that the dems are going from strange and weird to absolutely crazy. Mark Kelly was a Navy aviator and an astronaut. You’d think he should be aware of the powers of the commander in chief and know a few things about the law? You don’t become a Navy pilot and an astronaut if you lack education and training! Ruben Gallego is just a clown grandstanding and not having a clue what he’s talking about…. Both are senators from AZ, so perhaps the water there has become toxic and is causing the loss of rational thinking??
The end result for voting for people ,that doesnt give an crap about the death of Americans .
Two things: since I have long believed that all drug dealers, and those who enable them should be subject to the death penalty I favor the strikes on the drug runner boats. I also believe that to use/abuse drugs is a choice. Those who make that choice know they are putting their lives at risk. Stop reviving them with Narcan and reduce their numbers. They are. as undesirable as those who supply them.
Cartels own the Media??
Good morning, Gallego. Wanna go for a boat ride ?
Yeah, right, liberal, what ever you do, don’t get into the details.
Law enforcement: Follow the money.
CORRUPT SENATOR MARK KELLY STILL OWES THE AZ. TAXPAYERS 15 MILLION $ FOR HIS FAILED HOT AIR BALLOON TO OUTER SPACE SCHEME IN PIMA COUNTY. GALLEGO IS THE SON OF A CARTEL MEMBER, ALTHOUGH HE CLAIMS TO BARLEY KNOW HIS FATHER. BOTH CLAIM TO BE VETERANS, ALTHOUGH THEY VOTED TO SHUT DOWN THE GOV. AND DENY PAY TO MILITARY FAMILIES. BOTH ARE MORALLY CORRUPT. THE CARTEL IN MEX. HAVE POLITICIANS IN THEIR POCKETS WHO BECOME MILLIONAIRES OVER NIGHT. COULD THIS BE THE CASE FOR THESE TWO CORRUPT CLOWNS?