Sen. Tim Kaine on Monday accused the Trump administration of committing murder with its campaign of military strikes against purported drug trafficking vessels, which has killed at least 221 people since its launch in September 2025. In a letter sent to President Donald Trump, Kaine (D-Va.) said that he reviewed classified notifications sent to Congress related to the boat strike campaign and…

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    Kaine concluded his letter by urging Trump to “closely examine the circumstances of these strikes, to ensure that you are personally aware of the extent to which the leadership of the Department of Defense has exceeded your July 2025 directive, incurring massive expense and operating with dubious legality, and with no progress towards your stated objective.”
    “And once you have done so,” Kaine added, “I urge you to halt this illegal, costly, and ineffective operation.”

    What spine it must take to stand up so boldly this way! /s

    How about you fucking do something about these murders, Tim? I think there is a concept called “checks and balances”.

    Writing letters to elected officials do nothing. You should know that, Tim, as I’ve written to your office a dozen times in the last ten years and fuck all came of it.