The vice president and a Republican senator clashed over a U.S. military strike that killed 11 people on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.
Paul, a fellow Republican from Kentucky, then took up the gauntlet. He questioned on social media how Vance could justify killing people accused of a crime without a trial.
“Did he ever wonder what might happen if the accused were immediately executed without trial or representation??” Paul asked. “What a despicable and thoughtless sentiment it is to glorify killing someone without a trial.”
The Pentagon hasn’t released information publicly justifying the destruction of the boat. The Navy and Coast Guard have traditionally intercepted suspected drug smugglers at sea.
If he was literate he’d have seen this coming
Murdered, not killed.
- Me approving a fullHD genocide in Gaza committed by my government.
- Pikachu face when my government use the same logic against me.
The ship of human rights sailed long ago…
Ohh! Bitch fight. Get out the popcorn!
But when Brian Krassenstein, an online critic of the Trump administration, responded by calling the killing of civilians without due process “a war crime,” the vice president went low.
“I don’t give a s— what you call it,” Vance replied.
I am very glad that someone, anyone, is calling out this administration on it’s criminal acts. This was indeed a war crime.
“Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America,” Trump said. “BEWARE!”
Yes, beware everyone. The USA is now a terrorist state that will arrest, imprison, and now execute your citizens with no evidence or due process.
Oh, like the half-million Iraqi civilians killed while the US was “saving” them from Saddam Hussein, who was murderous scum but who never murdered anywhere near that many people during his reign of terror? Or the similar number of Vietnamese civilians killed during that pointless war?
Trump’s even more arbitrary and erratic, but he’s building on a long US history of mindless destructiveness.
How many of those were directly caused by the US? Is that number also very high?
Now? Better not look at the past 300 years. You might find some shocking things if you think this is the worst thing the US has done.
I am very glad that someone, anyone, is calling out this administration on it’s criminal acts.
A random on social media? There’s plenty of those calling that out.
Got it: Trump and Vance don’t care if civilians are killed based on only an accusation and without trial.
Remind me, are Trump and Vance both civilians?
I have to point out here that the Obama administration laid down the legal reasoning and set a precedent for killing accused civilians without trial.
no, they’re god, or something, idk
Well, apparently Trump is not an officer since it was confirmed that he engaged in insurrection against the US but was still not barred from running for president by section 3 of the 14th amendment. Imo, the President is a civil officer, but here we are with an insurrectionist who was allowed to run and be elected as president, so I guess I must be wrong about that.
I guess I must be wrong about that
Or the Supreme Court is corrupt.
I’m glad this headline just says “Venezuelan boat” instead of repeating the narrative unquestioned. We need a whole lot more of that.
Until someone’s face is bloody and bruised, none of these assholes are fighting.
@MicroWave Never thought I’d agree with Rand Paul.
The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy.
I came here to say the same thing!
so this is theater. think for a second if any of these dudes have ever been against the war on drugs or drone striking brown people. you think someone suddenly grew a conscious now?
Ok so why is this news? He is still on their side and not doing much.
