During a recent exchange, conservative commentator Tomi Lahren pressed Rep. Pat Fallon on whether Democratic opposition to U.S. strikes on narco terrorists reflects genuine concern or political theater driven by hostility toward President Trump.

Lahren questioned whether Democrats privately express the same outrage they display publicly, given the deadly impact of narco terrorism and fentanyl trafficking.

“Congressman, I want to go back to the Democrats again. I’m sure that in off the record closed door conversations, you’ve got Democrat colleagues that maybe you might feel are a little bit more reasonable,” Lahren said.

“Are they really telling you, behind closed doors, off the record, at a Christmas party, that they’re super upset about the strikes on Narco terrorists, because it’s hard for me as just an American civilian who is looking at the death and destruction of Narco terrorism, of fentanyl, of all of this, and thinking, Boy, we shouldn’t be striking them.”

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She continued by questioning whether the public opposition reflects sincere belief or political performance.

“But the Democrats have really they’ve rooted themselves on the floor with this one,” Lahren said.

“Is that a bunch of BS, or are they really saying that to you, off the record, behind closed doors? Are they really that mad about this, or is this just Trump derangement syndrome for the cameras?”

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Fallon responded by arguing that Democratic reactions to President Trump are often reflexive and disconnected from policy substance.

“Well, some of these folks, I mean, if there’s a if somebody sneezes, they want to impeach President Trump,” Fallon said.

“If he doesn’t take his own tight you know, and if there’s an eclipse, he’s going to they’re going to blame Donald Trump for blotting out the sun.”

Fallon said he believes some Democrats use criticism of Trump as a political tool rather than a reflection of genuine disagreement with the policy.

“So, yeah, this is just a an excuse that many of them use to say, Oh, look at the dangerous and deranged President Trump,” Fallon said.

He then drew a distinction within the Democratic Party, separating members he described as pragmatic from those he said are ideologically opposed to actions that benefit the United States.

“When the reason was we have actually a name for them, to be candid,” Fallon said.

“And it’s the patriotic Democrats, the ones that are reasonable, the ones that actually have the best interest the United States at heart.”

Fallon contrasted those lawmakers with others he described in far harsher terms.

“And then there’s the commies,” he said.

“I mean, there are people that I believe are truly rooted in Mark So Marxist, Leninism, that are in the United States Congress. I hate to say that, but it is true.”

According to Fallon, that ideological divide explains why some Democrats oppose actions aimed at combating narco terrorism and protecting U.S. interests.

“They really are genuinely concerned anything that actually protects America and American interests they seem to be against,” Fallon said.

He added that some Democrats privately acknowledge support for the strikes but feel pressure to publicly oppose them to satisfy activist voters.

“So yes, there are certainly some Democrats that know that they have no problem with these strikes,” Fallon said.

“But for some of them, have to play to the cameras and really, you know, cater to their hard left base.”

WATCH:

We’ve lost tens of thousands of Americans a year to fentanyl, made in China and trafficked into our country by cartels.

Striking the narcoterrorists at sea is in America’s best interest.

It’s a shame that Democrats can’t get over their hatred of President Trump to agree. pic.twitter.com/QU0KMkYTgN

— Rep. Pat Fallon (@RepPatFallon) December 26, 2025

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