Laken Riley, Rachel Morin, Iryna Zarutska, Jocelyn Nungaray, Ruby Garcia, and Kayla Hamilton.
They are just some of the American women who have been murdered in this country in the last few years. All of their deaths, arguably, could have been avoided if Democrats prioritized protecting citizens instead of illegal immigrants. Despite their tragic deaths, you’d be hard-pressed to find any Democrat who expressed as much sympathy, empathy, and concern for their lives as they have about suspected Venezuelan cartel drug traffickers in the Caribbean Sea.
Their performative antics were shameful, given the relative apathy they displayed when the aforementioned women were brutally killed. It was enough to wonder if they would organize a collective kneeling in the Capitol Rotunda wearing native Venezuelan drug-trafficking apparel, mourning their deaths.
The theatrical words spoken by many Democrats over the last two weeks regarding the so-called “double tap” controversy were little more than hyperbolic hysteria. It sounded as if many of them were about to cry for people involved in covert operations who smuggled illegal, dangerous drugs into the country (and around the world), often causing physical harm and death.
Consider Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), who, after watching the video of the controversial military strike, expressed concern about what he saw.
“I think it would be hard to watch the series of videos and not be troubled by it,” Coons said. “I have more policy questions than ever.”
“Troubled” and “policy questions,” the senator from Delaware said. Yet, we should all be “troubled” by Coons’s response because he showed more regret and empathy about the death of the suspected drug criminals than he did for Laken Riley. Furthermore, given Coons’s policy questions, it is worth noting that he voted against the Laken Riley Act. The vote against that legislation should “trouble” every American citizen.
Next, consider another “soulful” Democrat, deeply disturbed by the killing of drug traffickers, Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY). Ryan called the Democrats’ inquiry into the controversial military operation a matter of “partisanship over patriotism.” He also categorized such killings as “unlawful” and had the sheer audacity to say that it called into question our “values as a country.”
Now, remember Ryan said that because while he lamented unlawfulness and questioned the nation’s values, he didn’t seem too concerned with either in January 2025, when, like his criminal-illegal-immigrant-loving brethren, he, too, voted against the Laken Riley Act. So much for patriotism. And as for partisanship, it seems evident Ryan was perfectly fine with Riley’s life being collateral damage so long as he could continue to support welcoming dangerous illegal immigrants into the country.
Some “values” Ryan has.
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But Coons and Ryan represent the typical Democratic politician in Congress today. They feign outrage, concern, and sympathy for the lives of criminals but largely ignore the tragic deaths of American citizens — unless such citizens can be used to advance a political agenda, such as George Floyd, Michael Brown, or Trayvon Martin, just to name a few. They don’t care about morality or doing the right thing, and they certainly don’t care about “patriotism over partisanship.” Democrats have been grounded in ideological partisanship for decades, putting a thirst for power above morality.
Coons, Ryan, and every other Democrat expressing concern over the deaths of suspected Venezuelan drug runners are deceiving the public. When they start expressing concern about the tragic loss of life of innocent people with the same vigor they mourn criminals, then they can be taken seriously.
Until then, no one should believe anything they say. Their pearl-clutching over the killed alleged Venezuelan cartel members is just meant to drag down President Donald Trump and his administration.