Democrats may wish Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego would exercise greater restraint over his mouth, but his candid remarks have proven revealing.
Prior to Thanksgiving, Gallego acknowledged that a controversial video released by six Democratic lawmakers was heavily scripted and that the script had been circulated within the party. More recently, he has suggested opposition to efforts by the Trump administration to curb the flow of illegal drugs into the United States, while also advancing the claim—without evidence—that the administration was preparing to start a war in Venezuela.
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) says he doesn’t want to stop the drug trade.
No surprise since his dad was a convicted drug trader.
Gallego left his wife when she was nine months pregnant. His dad was abusive and abandoned his family.
Like father like son.pic.twitter.com/qta3K6Vf9Z
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“There’s a reason why they’re doing it the way they’re doing it,” Gallego said. “What I’m telling you is they’re setting it all up to happen.”
“The goal of what they’re doing right now is to get us into war. They’re not going to be able to stop the drug trade; they’re not effectively going to be going after narcos this way. At the end of the day, all they want to do is get rid of Maduro, and if they can…trigger a war to happen, they’ll gladly do it,” Gallego said.
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Well, then.
Certainly! Here’s a revised version of the text that enhances fluency and coherence:
His comments were made before President Trump addressed the nation this week. Many on the Left speculated that he would announce a war with Venezuela, especially given the recent strikes on drug-trafficking vessels and the seizure of an oil tanker. However, the President did not declare an all-out war on the South American country, because why would he? Presidents can’t just start wars and Gallego knows that.
It’s worth noting that Gallego’s father was a convicted drug dealer, a fact he openly discussed in his 2012 memoir, “They Called Us Lucky.”
It truly reflects poorly on the Democratic Party to consistently support illegal immigrants, criminals, and drug dealers simply because their disdain for Trump eclipses their responsibilities to American citizens and our Constitution. But by all means, here’s hoping they keep taking the 20 side of 80-20 issues, with 80 percent of Americans lining up against them.
That’ll surely keep them in the minority and far away from exercising any power.
