Dave Rubin’s Rubin Report just dropped a DM clip that should wake up every American who cares about law and order: Senator Marco Rubio makes crystal clear that the U.S. will not stand idly by while narco-terrorists treat our coastline like a conveyor belt. Conservatives should cheer when elected leaders speak plainly about protecting American lives, and Rubin’s clip put Rubio’s no-nonsense message front and center for a country tired of political hedging.
The background is stark and undeniable: the U.S. military carried out a precision strike on a vessel the administration said was smuggling drugs from Venezuela, an operation that reportedly killed 11 people aboard. This wasn’t a political theatre move — it was a hard decision aimed at stopping poison headed for American streets and children.
Rubio didn’t mince words when he explained the shift in tactics: “Instead of interdicting it, on the president’s orders, we blew it up — and it’ll happen again.” That blunt realism is exactly what this crisis requires; for too long interdiction has been a polite way of conceding defeat while cartel profits — and American overdose deaths — march on.
The administration defended the strike as a necessary message to cartels and as lawful self-defense of U.S. national interests, with officials stressing that interdiction alone hasn’t worked. Secretary of Defense allies in conservative circles argue that decisive action — not endless hand-wringing — is the responsible course when lives are on the line.
Of course the predictable chorus of critics and European bureaucrats are wringing their hands about legality and diplomatic niceties, but those elites have watched America’s southern border and streets be hollowed out while lecturing the country on how to behave. The EU and other commentariat types don’t get to dictate how the United States defends its people, especially when dealing with narco-regimes that profit from human misery.
Make no mistake: this is a turning point in the drug war and conservatives should demand the same clarity across the board — from the border to the Caribbean. If Washington is finally willing to go on offense against the cartels and their state sponsors, patriots must stand behind leaders who choose action over platitudes and protection over permissiveness.
The media will howl and the usual legal scholars will posture about precedent, but the simple truth is that drugs are killing Americans by the thousands and an America that won’t defend its citizens is an America that has already lost. Lawmakers and the public should insist on transparency and accountability, yes, but not at the cost of surrendering to the cartels’ violence and corruption.
If this administration and its allies in the Senate keep pushing back — with the intelligence, legal oversight, and muscle required — we can choke off the supply lines and save lives. Conservatives who love this country should make it clear: defending America’s borders and citizens is non-negotiable, and when leadership shows the courage to do it, they deserve unwavering support.
