A.G. Gancarski
U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody is tired of Democratic moves to “obstruct and delay” confirmations for President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees, especially given that new Attorney General Pam Bondi needs help combatting the scourge of drugs brought in the country by illegal immigrants, she said.
“She needs her people in place to effectuate these things. She needs the Director of the (Federal Bureau of Investigation) ready to go. Her passion to secure this nation based on her decades as a prosecutor and Attorney General? I mean, it is still lore back in Florida when she went into lawmakers’ chambers and said, this amount of fentanyl will kill you,” Florida’s newest Senator said Thursday.
She then offered a chilling warning and possible blame about potential fentanyl casualties if FBI Director nominee Kash Patel, who is stalled in Judiciary, and others aren’t confirmed in a timely fashion.
“And remember, that is the number one killer of working and fighting age Americans right now. There is no more time to waste, and if Democrats stand in our way, it is on their hands and heads if we cannot control the crime and devastation that was the result of the Biden administration.
The Plant City Republican made the comments on “The Faulkner Focus” Thursday.
As Attorney General, Moody focused heavily on the fentanyl surge, with statistics backing her read.
“The New England Journal of Medicine reported that after more than a decade of remaining relatively stable, overdose deaths among 14- to 18-year-olds more than doubled. Since then, the issue has intensified, with the national teen overdose rate climbing to 22 deaths a week. Fentanyl is now involved in at least 75% of adolescent overdose deaths,” read a release from her former office last year.
She issued Spring Break advisories, partnered with McGruff the Crime Dog and warned about vape usage.
And she emphasized the danger to young users specifically, messaging that fentanyl could harm children and teenagers in ways they wouldn’t suspect, especially in light of evidence that children under the age of 14 are most likely to suffer fentanyl poisoning.
In May, she blamed President Joe Biden’s border policies after a report highlighted that Florida leads the nation in fentanyl seizures.
During Thursday’s interview, Moody said Trump was “charging ahead” to “protect this house” and make it “safe and secure,” in contrast to what she and other Republicans view as the previous administration’s permissive detente on border crossings.
32 comments
PeterH
February 6, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Trump and his MAGA fools in the Senate have installed the most unqualified cabinet in American history.
Peachy
February 6, 2025 at 1:52 pm
Impeached Mayorkas, Granholm, Buttabug, Austin and others were a perfect fit for the most inept President and VP in a generation.
MH/Duuuval
February 7, 2025 at 8:38 am
So, using your criteria, Trump is way worse since he was TWICE impeached.
MH/Duuuval
February 6, 2025 at 1:18 pm
Maybe this woman should wake up: “For the first time since 2018, the United States has seen a decrease in drug overdose deaths. According to the CDC, the U.S. saw a 14.5% decrease in overdose deaths from June 2023 through June 2024. ”
No one can be sure why this is so, but the border could have been locked down last spring but Trump didn’t want it. So, are the deaths since then on Trump, Moody, and the other MAGAs that now want to make an issue of it. Using Moody’s logic, the answer is Yes.
Peachy
February 6, 2025 at 1:53 pm
Wake up? It was Joe sleeping on the job for four years. Don’t even get me started on Ka Mana Wana.
Skeptic
February 6, 2025 at 2:39 pm
Your substantive point in reaction to MH/Duuuval’s cogent comment was what?
PeterH
February 6, 2025 at 3:34 pm
Peachy is strictly a political hack with the same repetitive message from at least a half dozen different screen names.
Peachy
February 6, 2025 at 3:45 pm
I know this board is a liberal demo love fest, but why no comment on the incompetent previous administration? Thank God those idiots are gone.
JD
February 6, 2025 at 4:41 pm
He lacks the cognitive chops to form an actual argument, just parroting the true fake news machine’s talking points like gospel. And when backed into a corner, he defaults to the usual: a lazy whataboutism or some convoluted conflation.
Weak.
As for a “lovefest,” if the so-called liberals (who are really just centrists) actually unified on this board, things might start shifting. They just need their own BIG tent, a clear message, and a ground game that actually moves the needle.
Peachy
February 6, 2025 at 5:07 pm
You sir are a phony independent. What is your rallying cry? “Vote all Repubs out of office” right?
Peachy
February 6, 2025 at 5:07 pm
That was meant for phony independent PeterH.
MH/Duuuval
February 7, 2025 at 8:39 am
Frank Zappa had his Willie the Pimp — FP has its Peachy the Pimp.
MH/Duuuval
February 6, 2025 at 1:20 pm
Ninety percent of fentanyl is coming through US ports. The bedraggled and weary asylum seekers trying to enter the US via land routes are not the source. Moody OUGHT to know this, so once again she is making what comes out of her mouth conform with the Great Decider.
Andy
February 6, 2025 at 1:24 pm
Well Ashley if you weren’t on the MAGA train to nowhere, you would know the facts that White Americans are the top ‘Mules’ bringing the fentanyl in the USA! Even your GOP idol did a movie as ‘The Mule’ keep sticking your head in the sand, or up Mar-A-Lagos ass!
MH/Duuuval
February 7, 2025 at 9:10 pm
And we shouldn’t overlook the role of gringos in running guns to Mexico from Texas and to Haiti from Florida. Trump agreed to do more about the firearms but he hasn’t gotten around to it — it’s scheduled to be discussed on the 12th of Never.
Earl Pitts "Only Sage Patriots May Read This" American
February 6, 2025 at 1:35 pm
Good Afternoon Sage Patriots,
What the above “Release” by the Sage Ashley is doing is “SETTING THE TABLE” for the “News Cycle” to transition to Pam Bondy rolling out a “Friday Afternoon News Drop”.
Basically the indictments are complete and will all be served tomorrow as we are using Ashley’s Thursday mention in the press as the set-up for a Late Friday News Drop Regarding “MASSIVE” Indictments of the “Democrats With fentanyl deaths on their “HANDS and HEADS”.
And yes you will know most if not all of these Evil Democrats.
Thank you, Sage Patriots, and thank you Ashley for working with Pam to make this happen.
Earl Pitts “Only Sage Patriots May Read This” American
ScienceBLVR
February 6, 2025 at 2:12 pm
The greatest threat to humanity is ignorance..and politicians who spew it, in particular.
She issued Spring Break advisories, partnered with McGruff the Crime Dog and warned about vape usage.
McGruff the Crime Dog? Why not, “Just say NO, Nancy!
Ashley, please get with the decade here. And why are children and teens doing drugs at all?
Is that the Dem’s fault, too? GOP- no solutions just misplaced blame..
Skeptic
February 6, 2025 at 2:42 pm
I think like so many MAGAs before her, Moody has a problem with taking personal responsibility. Republicans control all branches of government. Remember that if the government does something good; remember that if the government does something bad. It is on THEIR watch; just like the Florida education system for the past 30 years..
Michael K
February 6, 2025 at 4:51 pm
Fun fact: The top states with serious drug problems are all led by Republicans.
JD
February 6, 2025 at 4:53 pm
Fentanyl is here because of the demand created by billionaires at Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey & Co., and the Sackler family, who pushed opioids, got millions addicted, and walked away richer. They fueled the crisis, cashed out, and got off while overdose deaths keep piling up. Blaming immigrants is a sham and BS. This is more false news and shame on Ashley Moody for profiting off a crisis by pointing blame at a political rival instead of actually fixing the issue. We saw this play out in the 1980s, and through education and treatment, it was largely abated. Then the billionaire boys club brought it back, fully aware their drugs would do this. Hold them accountable. #WorkingPeopleOverBillionaires
JD
February 6, 2025 at 4:55 pm
Fentanyl is here because of the demand created by billionaires at Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey & Co., and the Sackler family, who pushed opioids, got millions addicted, and walked away richer. They fueled the crisis, cashed out, and got off while overdose deaths keep piling up.
Blaming immigrants is a sham. Shame on Moody for profiting off a crisis by pointing blame at a political rival instead of actually fixing the issue. We saw this play out in the 1980s, and through education and treatment, it was largely abated. Then the billionaire boys club brought it back, fully aware their drugs would do this. Hold them accountable.
JD
February 6, 2025 at 4:57 pm
Fentanyl exists because of the demand created by Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey & Co., and the Sackler family, who profited from opioids, got millions addicted, and walked away wealthier. They fueled the crisis, yet face little accountability while overdose deaths continue.
Instead of focusing on real solutions like treatment and education. strategies that helped curb the crisis in the 1980s, certain officials choose to shift blame elsewhere. The real issue isn’t immigration, it’s corporate greed. We need accountability, not scapegoating. #WorkingPeopleOverBillionaires
MH/Duuuval
February 8, 2025 at 10:16 am
You might like the current CBS TV re-boot of “Matlock”, which centers on an elderly female attorney’s quest to find out which Uber-wealthy attorney knew the problem existed and buried it — allowing her daughter to become addicted and die.
JD
February 6, 2025 at 4:59 pm
Looks like I got flagged for moderation. LOL
MH/Duuuval
February 7, 2025 at 8:42 am
Left out of most accounts of the recent Mexico negotiation is the US agreeing to stop flow of illegal firearms from the US to Mexico. Any action coming on that Madame Moody? (Over half of firearms confiscated by Mexican authorities come from US — and many more that had ID removed or the newest tool of criminals, ghost guns.
Ocean Joe
February 7, 2025 at 9:01 am
Make Florida Alabama again! Ashley sounds like Tommy Tuberville. Ignore the responsibility to advise and consent and get on with the rubber stamp to approve the worst cabinet in history.
Meanwhile, the absolutely crazy man reads off a paper saying we’re going to own Gaza. What’s next?
MH/Duuuval
February 7, 2025 at 9:12 pm
Coach T has been fronting that he coached Mahomes — NOT.
Who’s dumber: Tuberville or Kennedy of LA?
LexT
February 7, 2025 at 9:24 am
Democrats need to consider the secondary and tertiary results of their good intentions. Not only are Democrat plans expensive, but they often have all of these “unintended consequences”. Drugs are bad and Fentanyl truly kills people randomly. There is no question that if we aren’t guarding the border against people coming into the country then we aren’t keeping out weapons or drugs. Who was really for not policing the border? The Pope may have criticized the USA for its border actions, but the Pope has some huge walls and definitely keeps people out. If the Democrats don’t want the Republican ideas on stopping drugs then they should provide their own. Democrats aren’t actually for any policies. They just spend a lot of money on things that don’t fix problems and tell everyone they “care” and they just need to spend more.
MH/Duuuval
February 7, 2025 at 9:15 pm
Lex Luther: Here’s the Supreme Court cases you said didn’t exist that bolster birthrate citizenship: United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) and Chae Chan Ping v. United States (1889)
SuzyQ
February 7, 2025 at 12:28 pm
U.S. Senator Ashley Moody will continue to represent Floridians in the United States for decades to come. One day she’ll become the Sunshine State’s senior U.S. Senator. The future is bright, very bright.
MarvinM
February 7, 2025 at 4:18 pm
Even if DeSantis runs for the seat in 2026?
MH/Duuuval
February 7, 2025 at 9:13 pm
JD Vance should watch his back.
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