Posted on 11/01/2025 2:32:44 PM PDT by DFG
Friday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) claimed lawmakers had seen “no evidence” the Trump administration’s military strikes were on drug boats.
Host Nicolle Wallace asked, “What briefings have you received on the success of striking drug traffickers? Have you seen evidence or images of drugs being found on the boats that have been struck?”
Blumenthal said, “What briefings? Zero. And as you may know, I think it’s public by now, there was a briefing for Republican senators only, which is unprecedented. So we’ve seen no evidence, none whatsoever, as to who is in these boats, more than ten of them that have been struck already, who are manning or operating them, what they’re carrying and where they’re headed.”
He added, “Nor have we received any briefing as to what their strategy is in amassing one seventh of our Navy, literally one seventh of all our naval power in the vicinity of Venezuela, whether it is to strike those military installations, as the Herald and the Wall Street Journal have reported they consider doing. And what the end game is. There was a briefing yesterday in the House for Democratic, as well as Republican members of Congress. And my discussions with those members of Congress indicates that it was completely unconvincing and virtually uninformative. So this administration is concealing facts. If it has facts that would justify such strikes.”
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I think I know his FR name...
I have seen on video bales of something scattered on the water post strikes. I feel sure it was drugs and not humanitarian aid.
I would advise a strike via hellfire missile without a warhead. It will sink the boat and we can round up the drug runners for interrogation. Dependent on the construction it might not sink it but it would sure as hell stop it. Aim for the motors on the back.
Well Danang Dick, why don’t you and Rand Paul go down to Venezuela, and make sure those boats are loaded with drugs, that you get the names of the traffickers in the boat’s, and provide them with due process.
We’ve seen no evidence that.Blumenthal is anything but an idiot. And we never will
“...Senator stolen valor. You don’t get briefings because you will warn the enemy....”
Exactly. This lying puke communist would immediately reveal sensitive information to the cartels regarding who, what, where and when. Does lil’ Dickie have some “investments” in such boats and cargo??? Inquiring minds would certainly love to know.
“Blumenthal: Lawmakers Have Seen ‘No Evidence’ Boats the U.S. Military Is Striking Have Drugs”
no doubt the USA navy has TONS of evidence: videos taken at ocean level plus numerous drug bundles fished out of the ocean ... Trump is just waiting until the Dems, the fake stream propaganda media, and the Rand Paul reach a crescendo of bullshit before releasing massive, irrefutable evidence ..
They didn’t see any evidence of stolen elections, illegal aliens, orJoe Biden’s dementia either.
Correct.
No one in government has said they are 100 sure it is a drug boat before they kill everyone. It could be said that our investigation has proven they are drug boats. But that can’t even be said has been done.
If you want blow up every boat that might be a drug boat but it is just a guess, go ahead, live with that. Maybe you don’t know the coast guard will stop a boat before blowing it up and killing all aboard. But wait... the coast guard does not blow up boats nor do they kill drug boat passengers.
And get it straight... I’m not asking from who they they receiving the info that it was a drug boat.
I am asking for the government to say they positively check it out before they kill everyone. There is a big difference between these two concepts.
When the smugglers provide an insurance claim for the lost cargo, then deal with it.
Well what are they doing? Practicing for Cypress Gardens waterskiing show?
As it should be.
Anything you were told would wind up in the NYT, so no briefings for you.
“...Hegseth in a social media posting said the vessel was operated by a US-designated terrorist organization...”
There you go....
Democrats are upset because they cartel pay offs are being diminished, their cocaine supply is being threatened, and TDS.
The Democrats are locked into being on the wrong side of an 80/20 doom loop. Even if they choose the right side of an issue, Trump will just agree with them and they will change sides.
SpyNavy
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Well the pernt of my post was ... does Bloomy even HAVE ground INTEL in VZ?
Doubtful.
With his history I would not believe anything he says. But, he didn’t say there were drugs on board. No way to be sure about drugs unless they are stopped like the Coast Guard does. What if they are all American citizens? No one knows one way or the other. American citizens have rights.
AS IF BLUMIE NEEDS ANY SUCH INFO-—
CANNOT TRUST HIM NOT TO TELL VENEZUELA
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