Democrats Criticizing Trump's Drug Boat Strikes Make Him Stronger, Says Leland Vittert

Democrats' Criticism of Drug Boat Strikes

• 💡 Donald Trump is adept at positioning his opponents to take the losing side, and currently, Democrats are defending Venezuelan drug runners.
• 🎯 The media and Democrats are reportedly gleeful about a potential war crime accusation against Secretary of War Pete Hegsith regarding a strike on a drug-smuggling boat.
• 📌 The strike involved two missile strikes, with the second allegedly targeting survivors, leading to accusations of illegality and potential war crimes.

Political Strategy and Historical Precedents

• 🚀 The establishment's horror at Trump's administration killing drug runners is seen as an attempt to defang Trump, but he remains defiant.
• ⚠️ Democrats' focus on the rules of war, rules of engagement, and international law is framed as a losing argument, akin to being a high school hall monitor.
• ⚖️ Historical precedents, including actions by the Clinton and Bush administrations against drug trafficking and revolutionaries, are cited to question the current outrage.
• 📈 The argument is that when Democrats focus on process issues and common sense, they lose, and this strategy actually makes Trump stronger.

Common Sense vs. Legal Arguments

• 🧠 The core argument is that to most Americans, blowing up boats bringing drugs into America makes common sense.
• 🧩 Democrats' attempts to defeat Trump on process and common sense issues have historically failed, similar to past instances involving immigration and extradition.
• 🎭 The criticism suggests Democrats are falling into a predictable trap that ultimately benefits Trump.