Venezuela’s power shift has Arizona’s Sen. Ruben Gallego sounding off on national security and constitutional fidelity with a sharpness that could cut through border wire.
Breitbart reported that on Saturday, during an appearance on “Fox News Live,” Gallego tackled the ouster of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, asserting that Arizona benefits from his exit while slamming the president for sidestepping Congress in a move he dubbed questionable at best.
Gallego didn’t mince words when host Mike Emanuel pressed him on border safety, affirming that Arizona’s security gets a boost with Maduro gone.
“Senator, you represent a border state. Isn’t Arizona safer with Nicolas Maduro out of power?” Emanuel asked, teeing up the discussion on “Fox News Live.”
“Absolutely. We’re safer also when the president didn’t pardon the former president of Honduras, who was also a drug dealer,” Gallego fired back, pointing to broader regional wins against narco-influence.
But let’s not pop the champagne just yet—Gallego admitted uncertainty on whether this shake-up will stem the drug flow across borders, noting most of it heads to Europe anyway.
Here’s where Gallego’s conservative skeptics might nod along: He blasted the administration for not looping in Congress before acting in Venezuela, calling it a dangerous precedent.
He labeled the maneuver an “illegal war,” a term that should make any patriot pause and ponder the erosion of checks and balances.
Americans aren’t itching to plant boots in Caracas or fight over oil fields, Gallego insisted, and he’s right—our military shouldn’t be a pawn in resource grabs.
Digging deeper, Gallego stressed that bypassing Congress isn’t just a procedural faux pas; it’s a constitutional dodge that undermines trust in leadership.
“This is a problem that the president should have come and talked to us and worked with us,” he argued on “Fox News Live,” underlining that sending troops into conflict demands legislative buy-in.
Without a clear strategy for what comes after Maduro, Gallego warned, the U.S. isn’t truly safer—bravo for spotting the glaring gap in planning that could leave us vulnerable.
On the flip side, Gallego isn’t waving a white flag—he backs sanctions on Maduro and labeling narco-players as narcoterrorists to hit them where it hurts.
Yet, he’s crystal clear that occupation or war for oil isn’t the answer, a stance that aligns with a prudent, America-first approach avoiding endless foreign entanglements.
So, while Arizona may breathe easier with Maduro out, Gallego’s call for a post-crisis roadmap and congressional oversight rings louder than ever—let’s hope the administration listens before the next geopolitical chess move.
