‘Civilized People Don’t Do This!’ Rand Paul Torches Trump’s ‘Insane’ Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats

Mediaite ^ | 10.30.25

[conservative98]

Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted President Donald Trump’s overseas strikes on alleged drug boats “insane” and not something “civilized people” do.

Paul joined Glenn Greenwald on the System Update podcast where he called out Trump and his Republican colleagues over US strikes against alleged drug boats in South American waters.

Paul accused Republicans of supporting actions they would be up in arms over if a Democrat were in office. The senator argued the strikes include no due process and could be leading to the death of innocent people.

[JimRed]

“civilized people do not kill hundreds of thousands of people via smuggling in poison…”

You would think that “civilized” people would know better than to risk crippling addiction or death by abusing drugs, but here we are.

[af_vet_1981]

Civilized people don’t betray their countries to drug cartels.

[JerseyDvl]

Civilized people do not allow poison to flow into the country to kill our citizens.

[dowcaet]

This guy swerves all over the political road. Hard to accept anything he says seriously anymore.

[rellic]

You are an idiot.
The drug user is potentially
committing suicide.
Why interfere?

[JayGalt]

So tired of this tool. Blowing up drug runners is a necessary and praiseworthy action. Bloviating about morality & responsibility while embracing neither is despicable.

[bwest]

I sadly agree.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

[AFB-XYZ]

We should not be weak, like Mr. Chamberlain was.

Agreed. Weakness invites attack.

[JimRed]

“We neeed to go into Mexico next and get them there - narco state.”

Instead of spending huge amounts of money to fly those deported back home, Any who came in through Mexico should be dumped across the border there, and become Mexico‘s problem. Mexico enabled their illegal entry; let Mexico arrange for their departure.

Sorry, off topic, but appropriate.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Perhaps Rand should go have a chit chat with families of those who died of drug overdoses then maybe he might think differently

[sasquatch]

I believe he wrote of distance not speed...

[Governor Dinwiddie]

#6: "civilized people do not kill hundreds of thousands of people via smuggling in poison"

Ding ding ding! We have a winner!
👍

[going hot]

I often do think that now.

When I was a yute, not so much.

Self abuse is an art.

Many things will kill you if you don't pay attention.

FA with a drug that has an extremely narrow safety margin is a sure way to FO.

Meanwhile, stopping the import of tons of it is a good idea.

[VTenigma]

Civilized people don’t poison to death 100,000 people a year either.

[sasquatch]

Protect these boats up Big Muddy to Memphis. See if an ophthalmologist changes tune. Perhaps he can write a script so it ain’t illegal. (/s)^3

[Sicon]

Wow, am I getting sick and tired of this clown.

[catnipman]

“Those poor innocent fishermen in their $1.5M boats which cannot be used for fishing!”

don’t forget the “fishing” submarines they’re using too ...

[FreedomPoster]

President Thomas Jefferson's Navy and Marines giving Islamic Barbary pirate slavers full due process on the seas:

[quantim]

Rand Paul is right, we shouldn’t be blowing them out of the water.

Instead they should be scooped up and be flown up to say 30,000 ft. in a military transport plane. Then pushed out of the cargo hold without a parachute, that way they have a little time to think about it while descending at 150 mph before they hit the salt water. Saves a missile or two also.