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Ken Paxton: “By designating these, these cartels as terrorist…”

Featuring: Ken Paxton, Republican | Attorney General of Texas

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Tucker Carlson Interviews Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Immigration, Cartels, and Political Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 01:30

Yes. We as states don't have much authority to stop illegal immigration, but the federal government has that authority. And by By designating these, these cartels as terrorist organization, now the military, our military force can be used against them. rather than just shooting, you know, border patrol and, and leaving the states subject to the cartels, you know, crimes. You do wonder about the, about the power of the drug cartels. (01:30–01:38)

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Asserts that designating cartels as terrorist organizations allows military action against them.

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