Mike Lawler: “The President is doing what should have been done years ago…”

“And the fact is you have illicit drugs being trafficked into the United States, killing Americans by the tens of thousands on an annual basis. And The President is doing what should have been done years ago and putting a stop to it [drug trafficking]. and taking aggressive action, starting with labeling these cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, taking decisive action against these terrorists and striking them as they seek to traffic drugs into the US and let's be clear, this isn't just willy nilly.” (01:12–01:18)

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