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.
h/t: Steadfast and Loyal
