Rep. Tim Burchett Destroys Mainstream Media’s Narrative On The Legality Of Pentagon’s Narco-Strikes

Ever since President Trump greenlit the Pentagon to conduct airstrikes on drug boats from Venezuela attempting to smuggle drugs into the United States, the mainstream media has spent the last several weeks wrestling with the legality of the strikes.

In a video uploaded to X recently by Rep Tim Burchett, the lawmaker from Tennessee confirmed the strikes are 100% legal.

Burchett came to the conclusion after being briefed about the legality of the strikes by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

Watch Burchett explain below:

🚨 JUST IN: Rep. Tim Burchett was just briefed by Sec. Marco Rubio and SecWar Pete Hegseth — and he CONFIRMED the narco-strikes are 100% LEGAL, saying lawyers are involved every step of the way.

Another narrative BUSTED.

Burchett is a national treasure! pic.twitter.com/5JbuMPa1TN

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 16, 2025

Now that strikes on the narco terrorists are being deemed as legal by top Trump officials, The New York Times reported that experts are now arguing about the legality of the oil tankers being seized:

President Trump’s recent actions against tankers near Venezuela, the dramatic seizure of a vessel called Skipper and the detention of another called Centuries, appear to bend international maritime laws and customs, legal experts say.

Countries have authority to seize vessels in their territorial waters. But policing international waters can be difficult, which is why large numbers of vessels transport illicit or dubious cargo often with impunity. The United Nations has established rules for shipping under its Convention on the Law of the Sea. While the United States has adopted many of the rules in practice, it has not ratified the convention.