MAGA Senators Caught in Hypocrisy Over Trump's Drug Kingpin Pardon

Senator Schmitt's Evasive Response

• 🎯 Senator Eric Schmitt appeared on ABC's "This Week" and was questioned about Donald Trump's pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández.
• ❓ When asked if he supported the pardon of Hernández, a convicted drug trafficker, Schmitt claimed unfamiliarity with the facts and circumstances.
• 🗣️ The interviewer highlighted that Hernández was convicted of conspiring to bring over 400 tons of cocaine into the United States and had been sentenced to 45 years.

Hypocrisy on Drug Smuggling and Boat Strikes

• ⚠️ The video contrasts Trump's pardon of Hernández with his administration's actions against alleged drug boats.
• 🚢 Reports indicate that a boat destroyed in a US strike was not heading to the United States but to Suriname, suggesting drugs were intended for Europe.
• 💔 Despite Trump's defense of boat strikes to stop drug deaths, federal funding for overdose prevention and addiction treatment programs has been significantly cut.

Senator Cotton's Similar Evasion

• 🧐 Senator Tom Cotton, Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, also expressed unfamiliarity with the pardon details when questioned on NBC's "Meet the Press."
• ⚖️ Cotton, who previously called US strikes on a boat