Trump Pardons Drug Kingpin, Wages 'Anti-Drug' War with Venezuelan Boats
Donald Trump has defended his decision to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug trafficking and weapons charges last March and sentenced to 45 years. Trump claimed it was a “Biden set-up,” despite Hernández's conviction in a U.S. court. Meanwhile, Trump's 'anti-drug' crusade against Venezuela continues, reportedly with increased military strikes on
suspected drug boats, revealing a deeply selective approach to narcotics enforcement. Hernández, a key US ally, became a critical figure after the 2009 Honduran coup—a coup the US tacitly supported, ensuring a 'friendly' government for regional interests, even if that friendliness came with a side of narco-trafficking. His brother, Tony Hernández, was also convicted on drug charges decades later,
further illustrating a pattern that Washington routinely overlooks when convenient. So, we're to believe that a proven drug lord, who facilitated the movement of tons of cocaine into the U.S., is a victim of a 'set-up' because he was 'president of the country,' but Venezuelan 'suspected drug boats' merit military action? How many different ways can the 'war on drugs' be spun to justify
interventionism and protect allies, regardless of their actual criminal enterprise? The double standard isn't just glaring; it's practically a founding principle.