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Pete Hegseth: “They're a designated foreign terrorist organization.”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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'ON HIS WAY' Hegseth gives update on fate of arrested Abbey Gate terrorist

Published | Video Starts at 04:03

Will we take them out just like they're in Yemen, just like they're in Sudan, just like they're in Syria? I mean, Brian, you heard the President of the United States last night, just like I did. They're a designated foreign terrorist organization. We will not accept them controlling that border, poisoning our people with fentanyl, which those numbers have not gone down enough, which is why the President has continued tariffs on Mexico. (04:03–04:07)

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Asserts that cartels are designated as a foreign terrorist organization.

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