Mike Waltz: Cartels Are Not Like the Mafia, They Are More Like ISIS

WALTZ Yeah well you ░░░░░░░░ the president designated them ░░░░░░░░ foreign terrorist organization like ░░░░░░░░ 13 and like the ░░░░░░░░ for that matter that ░░░░░░░░ had lifted that designation ░░░░░░░░ there is I think ░░░░░░░░ argument and no debate ░░░░░░░░ these that organizations like ░░░░░░░░ De Aragua like MS ░░░░░░░░ and others and the ░░░░░░░░ cartels are terrorizing the ░░░░░░░░ people They are pumping ░░░░░░░░ chemicals like fentanyl that ░░░░░░░░ killing tens of thousands ░░░░░░░░ Americans across our country ░░░░░░░░ year President Trump has ░░░░░░░░ a much tougher approach ░░░░░░░░ with Kristi Noem Tom ░░░░░░░░ Stephen Miller Kash Patel ░░░░░░░░ the FBI These are ░░░░░░░░ threats the American people ░░░░░░░░ facing day in and ░░░░░░░░ out and this is ░░░░░░░░ core of an America ░░░░░░░░ approach And we know ░░░░░░░░ Maduro is emptying prisons ░░░░░░░░ no problem with these ░░░░░░░░ coming into our inner ░░░░░░░░ but you ve also ░░░░░░░░ through some some tough ░░░░░░░░ you ve seen Mexico ░░░░░░░░ people back you ve ░░░░░░░░ Venezuela taking people back ░░░░░░░░ saw Columbia try to ░░░░░░░░ the deportation flights and ░░░░░░░░ a span of about ░░░░░░░░ hours changed its mind ░░░░░░░░ President Trump threatened tariffs ░░░░░░░░ them But you ve ░░░░░░░░ seen which is important ░░░░░░░░ much tougher approach on ░░░░░░░░ cartels working with the ░░░░░░░░ government Look these cartels ░░░░░░░░ whole swaths of Mexico ░░░░░░░░ our southern border That ░░░░░░░░ completely unacceptable And these ░░░░░░░░ aren t like the ░░░░░░░░ they re more like ░░░░░░░░ They are combating the ░░░░░░░░ army in full on ░░░░░░░░ they are shooting at ░░░░░░░░ They deserve all aspects ░░░░░░░░ our national power to ░░░░░░░░ used against them to ░░░░░░░░ our sovereignty to defend ░░░░░░░░ borders and that s ░░░░░░░░ you ve seen the ░░░░░░░░ Department under Secretary Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ Trump s leadership shift ░░░░░░░░ assets to actually defend ░░░░░░░░ first.”