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Kari Lake: “Until we start treating these cartels as the international…”

Featuring: Kari Lake, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Arizona

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Published | Video Starts at 50:57

That's why they hate me as much as they hate President Trump. And that's a good thing. But Until we start treating these cartels as the international terrorist organizations they are, we're never going to stop the drugs. And so I know President Trump wants to take on the cartels. I'm willing to vote and make legislation that we take them on and call them what they are, which is terrorists. (50:57–51:06)

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Asserts that drug cartels should be treated as international terrorist organizations to stop drug trafficking.

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