Monday, October 27, 2025

Arizona Senator Calls Venezuela Boat Strikes 'Sanctioned Murder'

Senator Ruben Gallegos has described the recent U.S. military strikes on Venezuelan vessels as "sanctioned murder," pointing directly to President Donald Trump's policies that he alleges led to unnecessary deaths.

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Sen. Rand Paul on Trump's strikes on boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific: "One boat was said to be in distress and trying to get back to land that was bombed--that was said to be a fisherman. I don't know because I don't have any of the evidence."

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-- The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) Oct 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM

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"If this president feels that they're [alleged traffickers] doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If it's an act of war, then you use our military, and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder. It's sanctioned murder that he is doing," he explained."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-27 05:28 PM

"Sanctioned" murder?

Simple, cold-blooded murder.

Trump calls a boatload of anonymous people a bad name and then incinerates them.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-27 06:49 PM

These murders would not be happening had the Supreme Court not tossed out the Constitution when they ruled on presidential immunity from prosecution.

#3 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-10-28 01:28 AM

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