Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has criticised successive US administrations for what she described as hypocrisy and misplaced priorities in the fight against drug trafficking and foreign interventions.
In a statement released on X on Saturday, Greene said her three years on the Homeland Security Committee had reinforced her belief in border security while exposing contradictions in US foreign and security policy.
“I’ve served on the Homeland Security Committee for the past three years. I’m 100% for strong, safe, secure borders and stopping narco terrorists and cartels from trafficking deadly drugs and human trafficking into America,” she said.
Greene cited fentanyl as the leading cause of drug overdose deaths in the US, adding: “Fentanyl is responsible for over 70% of US drug overdose deaths and fentanyl comes from Mexican cartels made with chemical precursors from China and trafficked across the US-Mexico border.”
She argued that Mexican cartels bear the greatest responsibility for drug related deaths in the US, saying they are “primarily and overwhelmingly responsible for killing Americans with deadly drugs.”
Questioning Washington’s foreign policy priorities, Greene asked why US military action had focused on Venezuela rather than cartels operating across the southern border.
“If US military action and regime change in Venezuela was really about saving American lives from deadly drugs then why hasn’t the Trump admin taken action against Mexican cartels?” she asked.
She also criticised the decision to pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez, stating: “Why did President Trump pardon the former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez who was convicted and sentenced for 45 years for trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into America?”
Greene claimed efforts to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro were driven by energy interests, saying: “By removing Maduro this is a clear move for control over Venezuelan oil supplies that will ensure stability for the next obvious regime change war in Iran.”
She further questioned what she described as double standards in global conflicts. “Why is it ok for America to militarily invade, bomb, and arrest a foreign leader but Russia is evil for invading Ukraine and China is bad for aggression against Taiwan?” she said, adding: “Is it only ok if we do it? (I’m not endorsing Russia or China).”
The congresswoman said growing public anger was linked to rising living costs at home while taxpayer funds are directed abroad. “Regime change, funding foreign wars, and American’s tax dollars being consistently funneled to foreign causes… while Americans are consistently facing increasing cost of living, housing, healthcare… is what has most Americans enraged,” she said.
Greene argued that younger generations in particular are rejecting what she called “never ending military aggression”, concluding that neither major US party currently offers solutions focused on domestic economic prosperity.
Faridah Abdulkadiri
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