They are killing Literally tens of thousands of people in this country every year. And it's high time we did something about it. The things that the President has done are having the desired effect. You're starting to see the number of these cartel, this activity. They're going to have to shift modes to get things into this country because they have, for all intents and purposes, have been shut down. And that's the desired effect. That's getting these poisonous drugs out of this country and keep them from killing literally every year, tens of thousands of Americans. (08:56–09:06)
CLAIM
Asserts that drug cartels are being forced to change tactics due to effective U.S. actions.
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