Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., voiced support Tuesday on Newsmax for President Donald Trump’s decision to authorize strikes against suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean, praising the administration’s actions and blasting Democrats who have criticized the operations.
On “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Budd said that the strikes, announced by the Department of War, were a necessary response to the fentanyl crisis and dismissed objections from Democrats in Congress, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
“Are they now the pro-drug boat party? The pro-cartel party? I don’t get this,” Budd said, reacting to Schumer’s demand that senators view unedited video footage of a controversial Sept. 2 strike in which two survivors of the initial strike were killed by a second strike.
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