A rare 'thank you' to the media from the Trump administration
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
The press is congratulating itself for a rare moment of restraint, as if the default expectation is that scoops outrank consequences. Framing Rubio’s “thank you” as a curiosity misses the real point: the public rarely sees the operations that never had to be launched because secrecy was respected. Conservatives aren’t asking for cheerleading.
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News organizations got a rare “thank you” from the Trump administration for not putting its military action in Venezuela in jeopardy by reporting on it before it happened. That came from Secretary of State Marco Rubio — and it contrasts
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The press is congratulating itself for a rare moment of restraint, as if the default expectation is that scoops outrank consequences. Framing Rubio’s “thank you” as a curiosity misses the real point: the public rarely sees the operations that never had to be launched because secrecy was respected.
Conservatives aren’t asking for cheerleading. We’re asking for operational security when American lives and leverage are on the line. If there was credible action planned in Venezuela, leaking it early would not have been “transparency.” It would have been broadcasting tactics to an adversary and gambling with national security for clicks.
A free press matters, but so does public trust in institutions that must act decisively. The line is not complicated: report aggressively after the fact, demand accountability, and protect the rule of law without sabotaging missions in real time.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.