Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., just dropped a bombshell on the Trump administration’s latest military briefing, calling it a complete farce.

The controversy swirls around a classified session held on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol, where lawmakers from both the House and Senate were briefed on the administration’s aggressive boat strikes targeting suspected narcoterrorists involved in drug trafficking.

For hardworking American taxpayers, this isn’t just a policy spat—it’s a question of whether their hard-earned dollars are funding strikes based on solid evidence or mere conjecture, potentially risking billions in military costs and international legal exposure if these operations go awry.

Briefing Sparks Outrage Among Lawmakers

Let’s rewind to December 8, 2025, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth first discussed related matters with Australian counterparts at the State Department in Washington, D.C.

Fast forward to December 16, 2025, and both officials were front and center, delivering briefings to Congress on the administration’s policy of destroying vessels linked to alleged drug traffickers—a strategy President Trump has championed as a hardline stance against cartels.

But not everyone’s buying the tough-guy act, especially when the Pentagon, as Hegseth confirmed, refuses to release an unedited video of a September boat strike, leaving questions about transparency hanging in the air.

AOC Calls Briefing a 'Joke'

Enter Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, who didn’t mince words after the Capitol briefing, as captured in a video shared on X by MeidasTouch Network’s Acyn Torabi.

“Oh, hell no. That was a joke,” she told Migrant Insider editor Pablo Manríquez, dismissing the session as utterly lacking substance.

“There was not a single piece of intelligence that was shared that even rises to the level of any other briefing that we've seen on Ukraine, China, anything,” she added, suggesting this was more opinion than fact—a polite way of saying it’s all hot air.

Administration Defends Strikes Vigorously

On the flip side, the White House is standing firm, with spokesperson Anna Kelly asserting the strikes are a fulfillment of campaign promises to tackle drug trafficking head-on.

“On the campaign trail, President Trump promised to take on the cartels – and he has taken unprecedented action to stop the scourge of narcoterrorism that has resulted in the needless deaths of innocent Americans,” Kelly stated, doubling down on the policy’s necessity.

While her words paint a picture of decisive action, skeptics might wonder if this is more about optics than outcomes, especially when full transparency remains elusive.

Broader Policy Context Raises Stakes

Adding fuel to the fire, President Trump has labeled the Venezuelan regime a terrorist organization and ordered an oil tanker blockade, though specifics on timing remain unclear.

Meanwhile, a senior administration official accused Democrats of using every chance to criticize efforts to curb deadly drugs entering the country, framing the opposition as out of touch with the crisis on American streets.

As Fox News Digital awaits a White House response, the debate rages on—should Congress demand more evidence before endorsing such explosive measures, or is this the bold action needed to protect our borders from the poison of narcoterrorism?