I think that what the president and his team have mapped out is a strategy to shut down the drug trade and these cartels which are designated terrorist organizations. The president has authority as commander in chief to go after [drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations]. these folks. They are killing Literally tens of thousands of people in this country every year. And it's high time we did something about it. (08:43–08:46)
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Asserts that the president has authority to target drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations.
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