Ron DeSantis pulled no punches on Jesse Watters Primetime, calling out the Biden years as an “anti-Monroe Doctrine” era and drawing a stark contrast between yesterday’s feckless foreign policy and the decisive action this country just witnessed. His point was simple and patriotic: when American leadership is absent, chaos spreads across our hemisphere and the threat to our homeland grows.
That contrast isn’t theoretical — it’s practical. Under the current administration Americans have seen a return to muscle in the Western Hemisphere, with the Monroe Doctrine invoked as justification for direct action against the Maduro regime and its criminal networks, actions that would have been unthinkable under a passive White House.
DeSantis was right to note the “night and day” difference between administrations: the previous administration treated Venezuela as a nuisance; the present one treats it as an immediate national security problem that demands American resolve. President Trump’s team has openly carved out an exception for Venezuela and used stronger measures to protect our borders and our energy interests.
Patriots should also remember why toughness matters: Venezuela’s collapse produced one of the hemisphere’s largest refugee crises and turned the country into a safe haven for narco-regimes whose products and personnel flow north. That is not theory — it is the real, ugly consequence of weakness, and Washington finally chose to act.
The broader shift in U.S. national security thinking is unmistakable: policymakers are reasserting America’s rightful role in our own neighborhood and making clear that we will not allow foreign adversaries or criminal states to use the Western Hemisphere as a staging ground against us. This return to strategic clarity should make every voter who cares about safe streets and secure borders breathe a little easier.
Ron DeSantis speaking out on this issue is exactly the kind of leadership conservatives should applaud — unafraid to call out failure, unapologetic about American strength, and relentless about putting our country first. We don’t need weak-kneed internationalists or moralizing isolationists; we need leaders who understand sovereignty, deterrence, and the duty to protect American citizens.
If Americans want safety at home and influence abroad, they should demand more leaders who think like DeSantis — bold, clear-eyed, and willing to defend the Monroe Doctrine not as a relic but as a living doctrine that protects our families and our future. The choice is simple: stand for America, or stand by while enemies and criminals take advantage of our hesitation.
