{"id":2482316,"date":"2025-09-04T11:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T15:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kilmar-abrego-garcias-senate-dem-pal-rages-against-trump-using-military-to-take-out-narco-terrorists-illegal\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T11:13:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T15:13:38","slug":"kilmar-abrego-garcias-senate-dem-pal-rages-against-trump-using-military-to-take-out-narco-terrorists-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kilmar-abrego-garcias-senate-dem-pal-rages-against-trump-using-military-to-take-out-narco-terrorists-illegal\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilmar Abrego Garcia&#8217;s Senate Dem Pal Rages Against Trump Using Military to Take Out Narco-Terrorists: &#8216;Illegal&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkilmar-abrego-garcias-senate-dem-pal-rages-against-trump-using-military-to-take-out-narco-terrorists-illegal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2482316&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary:<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced that the U.S.military conducted a strike against a boat carrying members of the Venezuelan crime gang Tren de Aragua,which was involved in drug trafficking,terrorism,and violence throughout the Western Hemisphere.The strike, which took place in international waters and resulted in the deaths of 11 people, was justified by the Trump administration&#8217;s designation of Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist association targeting Americans. While some viewed the attack as a necessary act of justice,Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen condemned it as illegal and an extrajudicial killing,arguing that the U.S.is not at war with Venezuela and criticizing the administration for using the strike for political effect. The incident highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-majority-of-americans-believe-biden-is-not-mentally-sharp-energetic\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority Of Americans Believe Biden Is Not \u2018Mentally Sharp,\u2019 \u2018Energetic\u2019\">sharp partisan divide<\/a>, with supporters applauding efforts to combat narcoterrorism and critics focusing on legal and diplomatic concerns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. military struck a boat carrying deadly drugs and terrorists in the Caribbean, and the news left one Senate Democrat fuming.<\/p>\n<p>The boat had left Venezuela and was in international waters when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-gives-tda-terrorists-taste-medicine-using-brilliant-reverse-terror-attack-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it was destroyed<\/a>. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115136798909755892\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on  that 11 people were killed in the strike.<\/p>\n<p>The video was reposted on X, showing the boat being blown to pieces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains images of violence that may disturb some viewers.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald Trump  Post 05:22 PM EST 09\/02\/25<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. TDA is a designated Foreign Terrorist&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1I5vBpSowG\">pic.twitter.com\/1I5vBpSowG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fan Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1963060506958450997?\">September 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/morning-joe-host-says-dem-governor-call-trump-reinforcements-can-save-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The president<\/a> reminded viewers that Tren de Aragua, a Venezuela-based crime gang, is involved in &ldquo;mass murder, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and acts of violence and terror across the United States and Western Hemisphere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has formally designated Tren de Aragua as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-consider-enacting-statute-to-increase-punishments-for-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"Lawmakers consider enacting statute to increase punishments for domestic terrorism\">foreign terrorist organization<\/a> that targets American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Given the facts, the strike was more than appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>To rational Americans, clips such as the one posted above look like justice.<\/p>\n<p>But to Democratic Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/devastating-plaque-installed-van-hollens-senate-office-trip-el-salvador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Van Hollen<\/a> of Maryland, it was a crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Van Hollen, who has spent his year cozying up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/traffickers-everywhere-cheer-judge-ruled-abrego-garcia-can-get-jail-despite-staggering-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused human trafficker<\/a> Kilmar Abrego Garcia, chose to defend the dead smugglers.<\/p>\n<p>On MSNBC&rsquo;s &ldquo;All In with Chris Hayes,&rdquo; the senator had one word for Trump&rsquo;s strike: &ldquo;Illegal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hayes teed him up by asking: &ldquo;Am I crazy? Am I wrong here that this [strike against narco-terrorists] seems to violate both U.S. and international law?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Van Hollen responded, &ldquo;Chris, you&rsquo;re absolutely right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The senator continued, &ldquo;What this was, was an extrajudicial killing, pure and simple.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris Van Hollen has moved from attacking Trump over deporting an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alien wife-beating human smuggler<\/a> to attacking Trump over blowing up a boatful of narcoterrorists. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7RwjnXQ0Kk\">pic.twitter.com\/7RwjnXQ0Kk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/1963406138226958593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was illegal. As you said, we only have the Trump administration&rsquo;s word to take for who was on that boat. But even if they were right, we&rsquo;re not in a war with Venezuela. We&rsquo;re not in a conflict with Venezuela,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The outraged Van Hollen concluded that, in his estimation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deportation-flights-venezuela-resume-trump-admin-plays-hardball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venezuela&rsquo;s<\/a> government is in no way connected to Tren de Aragua, and the White House simply wanted &ldquo;a video of a boat blowing up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Imagine that. The outrage is not for the Americans poisoned by these gangs. It&rsquo;s for the narco-terrorists themselves.<\/p>\n<p>This is the Democratic Party in a nutshell. Loud overtures for criminals. Silence for the victims.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, families have buried loved ones because of fentanyl overdoses and cartel violence.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of thousands of Americans have died in just the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>Trump promised to fight back, and he is doing just that.<\/p>\n<p>And Democrats cry foul because terrorists got targeted.<\/p>\n<p>Van Hollen&rsquo;s reaction proves that when given the choice, the left will always side with America&rsquo;s enemies.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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