Guest Tom Nichols of The Atlantic suggested that recent strikes on drug cartel boats are not about drugs but a strategy to normalize the military as a tool for domestic control. Host Alicia Menendez echoed this, stating the discussion centered on acclimating the public to the idea of the military acting without legal or traditional constraints. The claim falsely asserts that President Trump is building a “private army” to target U.S. citizens. The article dismisses the assertion as baseless and inflammatory, with no evidence provided to support the allegations.