Senator John Fetterman is not the only unlikely figure defending the Trump administration’s strikes on drug boats approaching the United States.
During a recent appearance on the popular conservative ‘Ruthless’ podcast, Bill Barr made it clear that he believes there is nothing wrong with this and emphasized the need to look at the cartels as a serious national security risk.
The Washington Free Beacon reports:
Bill Barr Defends Legality of Trump Boat Strikes and Describes Danger of Maduro Regime: Hezbollah’s ‘Anchor in Our Hemisphere’Former attorney general Bill Barr on Friday spoke in favor of President Donald Trump’s strikes on Venezuelan drug boats and argued that U.S. intervention in the South American dictatorship could discourage neighboring states from working with Hezbollah and the Chinese Communist Party.”Venezuela is a strategic adversary and a danger to the United States,” Barr said on the podcast C.O.B. Tuesday. “They are a base for Hezbollah, they support Hezbollah, they’re in all kinds of deals, money laundering and other deals, to help Hezbollah to facilitate their drug trafficking into the United States.” He also described the country as Hezbollah’s “anchor in our hemisphere.”…Barr’s comments come as Trump has ordered strikes on Venezuelan drug ships and after U.S. forces last week seized a Venezuelan oil tanker en route to Asia. Trump has ordered a blockade on Venezuela intended to prevent oil from entering or leaving the socialist state, where Hezbollah operates with Iranian support, smuggling cocaine and other drugs to fund its Middle East operations.”You have the power of the sovereign, to act against foreign threats, threats emanating from foreign sources,” Barr said. “We do zap people with drones. That’s the use of defense powers. We don’t have to go and arrest them. And the same is true with international drug organizations and narco terrorist stuff, if they pose a national defense threat.””We have always taken the position in the United States that we can use force to protect our vital national interests,” Barr added.
Here’s a short clip:
If you want to see more, this video is cued to start at the beginning of the segment featuring Barr:
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