Senator Rand Paul launched a fiery attack during a State Department confirmation hearing, accusing Obama-era holdovers of sabotaging President Trump’s America First agenda. The Kentucky Republican confronted Joel Rayburn, Trump’s pick for Middle East affairs chief, over his former boss’s admitted lies about U.S. troop levels in Syria.
Paul called James Jeffrey’s actions “tantamount to treason” after the ex-envoy confessed to playing “shell games” with troop numbers. Jeffrey secretly kept more soldiers in war zones than President Trump authorized – a direct betrayal of civilian leadership. This swamp behavior shows why Trump needs loyal fighters, not Deep State operators.
The clash exposed how career bureaucrats undermined our commander-in-chief’s plan to end forever wars. While Trump worked to bring troops home after crushing ISIS, Jeffrey’s team hid the truth like shady used car salesmen. Patriots deserve transparency, not games from pencil-pushing globalists addicted to Middle East chaos.
Things got hotter when Paul confronted Rayburn about Jeffrey signing the 2016 “Never Trump” letter. That document called Trump “dangerous” and “unfit” – the same elite smear campaign we’ve seen since he drained the swamp. True Americans know these bureaucrats hate Trump because he threatens their power.
Rayburn squirmed when asked if he admired Jeffrey, finally calling him a “close colleague.” Real Americans want leaders who stand with the president, not defend lying globalists. Our military heroes deserve better than leaders who treat troop deployments like chess pieces.
This scandal proves the Deep State will lie, cheat, and break rules to stop Trump’s peace-through-strength policies. They’d rather protect terrorist breeding grounds than let America win. Patriots remember – it’s not about left vs. right, but the people vs. the swamp.
Accountability is coming. Paul’s bold stand shows real leaders won’t let bureaucrats bury the truth. Every Trump nominee must pass this simple test: America First, or globalist treason? The days of unpatriotic officials mocking our president are over.
Hardworking Americans see through these games. They want leaders who respect the Constitution, honor our troops, and back the president – not sneaky operators who think they’re smarter than the voters. The swamp is on notice: We the People are taking our country back.
