Ben Rhodes: War on terror, failed war on drugs, Trump’s authoritarian militaristic impulses merge

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Publish Date:: 8 September, 2025
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Just days after the U.S. military struck an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in the Caribbean, some of the highest-ranking officials in the American government have signaled they believe they are above the law, so long as whatever they are doing is in service of the wishes of Donald Trump. Former Deputy National Security Advisor to Pres. Obama and Co-Host of ‘Pod Save The World,’ Ben Rhodes, says “We are seeing the language of the war on terror and the multi-decade failed war on drugs merged together with Trump’s authoritarian militaristic impulses, and it’s scary, and it should scare people.”

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