Sen. Markwayne Mullin didn’t mince words on My View with Lara Trump when he pointed out the predictable pattern from the Left: the first thing they want to do is blame, not fix. He pushed back against the reflexive media narrative that treats every violent act as a political cudgel instead of a public safety crisis, and urged commonsense steps for citizens to defend themselves and their neighborhoods. Ordinary Americans are tired of being lectured by elites while their communities are left less safe.
Mullin rightly called out the failure of soft-on-crime policies and the empty platitudes from the same politicians who gutted law enforcement budgets and then expect applause when crime spikes. Instead of awarding blame to law-abiding gun owners, policymakers should be focused on holding criminals accountable, restoring prosecutorial discretion, and backing police who put their lives on the line. Families deserve practical safety, not virtue signaling from lawmakers who live behind gated walls.
On national security, Mullin reiterated that the administration’s goal is to protect American shores while avoiding endless ground wars — a responsible, measured stance that shields our citizens from narco-terrorists and cartels. The recent campaign of strikes on vessels off Venezuela and in the Caribbean has been defended by the White House as a necessary action against drug-running networks that flood our streets with poison. Those operations have been controversial, but the underlying problem is real: transnational criminal organizations are exploiting weak regional states to smuggle lethal drugs to our towns.
Critics on the Left have rushed to weaponize every military move into a political scandal rather than offering alternatives that would actually slow the flow of fentanyl and cartel money. Republicans in the House recently rejected Democrat-led measures aimed at constraining the executive’s ability to act in the hemisphere, and that vote reflected a recognition among conservatives that national security must come first. When Washington dithered, American families paid the price; leadership means making tough calls to keep our country safe.
Mullin’s common-sense message to citizens — learn how to protect yourself and don’t surrender your safety to politicians who won’t enforce the law — is the kind of straight talk Americans need right now. Encouraging responsible self-defense, community vigilance, and local cooperation with law enforcement is not extremism; it’s patriotism. We must empower citizens to secure their homes and children while pushing legislators to restore order in our cities.
The predictable playbook from the Left is to deflect, distract, and demand gun-control soundbites while ignoring the root causes: open borders, weak prosecutions, and a culture that excuses criminality. Hardworking Americans see through this and want solutions that actually work — tougher penalties, border enforcement, and real support for police, not press conferences and performative outrage. If the Left truly cared about saving lives, they would stop politicizing tragedy and start supporting policies that deter crime and protect families.
Now is the moment for conservatives to stand firm: defend national sovereignty, secure the border, back law enforcement, and trust citizens with the tools to protect themselves. Mullin’s remarks are a reminder that leadership requires courage to call out hypocrisy and the resolve to act in defense of the American people. Patriots must hold the line in Washington and in their communities so that liberty and safety endure for the next generation.
