Trump administration thanks the media for keeping quiet before the strike that captured Maduro
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
The coverage treats Rubio’s thanks as a novelty, as if the press staying quiet is a favor to power rather than a basic responsibility. The reflex is to center media drama, not the stakes of an operation aimed at a hostile regime. Conservatives see something simpler: **operational security** saves American and allied lives, and it is not “optional” when reporters get a tip.
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Marco Rubio credited news organizations that had learned in advance about Saturday’s strike that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with not putting the mission in jeopardy by publicly reporting on it before it happened.
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The coverage treats Rubio’s thanks as a novelty, as if the press staying quiet is a favor to power rather than a basic responsibility. The reflex is to center media drama, not the stakes of an operation aimed at a hostile regime.
Conservatives see something simpler: operational security saves American and allied lives, and it is not “optional” when reporters get a tip. If an outlet can’t tell the difference between legitimate public interest and details that could blow an action in real time, that is not bravery. It is vanity.
This also matters for public trust. People accept a free press because it can exercise judgment, not because it can publish first.
In a world of cartels, proxies, and hostile states, national security and rule of law are not talking points. They are the line between order and chaos.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.