(From the Desk of Senator James E. Risch, October 15, 2025)
When foreign terrorists traffic dangerous and illegal drugs into our country, it’s not just President Trump’s Constitutional authority to do something about it—it’s his duty.
Last week, radical Senate Democrats tried to strip him of that authority. I led the fight to block it.
In September, President Trump notified Congress to the first of five decisive strikes against narco-terrorists bringing lethal drugs to the U.S.
Fortunately, those drugs are now at the bottom of the ocean, preventing hundreds, if not thousands, of American deaths.
These strikes were fully justified under Article II of the U.S. Constitution. Still, Senate Democrats pushed for a resolution to undermine the President and limit his authority to protect our nation from active threats.
President Trump took an oath to defend this country. And thanks to him, American lives were saved.
This ridiculous resolution was defeated because the strikes were not only legal, but the right thing to do.
Political theater like this is simply Trump Derangement Syndrome. Just because the far left hates him, doesn’t mean Democrats should wallow in that hate and produce products that attempt to stop the President from upholding his Constitutional duty.
I stand firmly in support of President Trump’s efforts to combat the flood of illegal drugs into our country and will do everything I can to keep Idaho communities safe.
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