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Ken Paxton: “The Biden administration has indirectly funded the cartels.”

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 02:12

You see in Mexico pitched battles, military engagements between the cartels and the Mexican military, where they're very, you know, they're well armed. Are you worried about that happening in Texas? Absolutely. I think The Biden administration has indirectly funded the cartels. They have encouraged by, by saying no deportations on day one of his administration. They've encouraged illegal immigration. And there's, that's a profit center for the, for the cartels. (02:12–02:16)

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Asserts that the Biden administration's policies have indirectly funded drug cartels.

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