How Marco Rubio Uses Drug Cartels to Rule Latin America
January 12, 2026
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as posted by the channelMaureen Tkacik, investigations editor at The American Prospect, joins the show to discuss her new article, “The Narco‑Terrorist Elite: Why is Marco Rubio so hell‑bent on making Iran‑Contra again?” She discusses Rubio’s central role in pushing Trump’s attack on Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, a campaign sold to the public through a false drug‑trafficking narrative. Tkacik exposes Rubio’s own narco‑terrorist ties, including his family’s connections to a major cocaine trafficking enterprise, and shows how Washington has long backed right‑wing drug traffickers while using the “drug war” to justify crushing left‑wing governments across Latin America
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