October 16, 2025 • 16 mins
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Shifts focus to U.S. homeland security.
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Reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified Mexican cartel-linked bounties placed on ICE and Border Patrol officers.
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Describes a tiered bounty system — $2,000 for doxing agents, up to $50,000 for assassinations.
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Blames cartels, street gangs (e.g., Latin Kings), and “Democrat leaders” for escalating violence and undermining ICE.
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References Facebook removing cartel-linked groups that targeted ICE agents.
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Donald Trump is taking decisive military action:
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Authorizing strikes on drug boats and CIA operations in Venezuela.
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Declaring drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
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Quotes Eric Trump defending these measures, emphasizing fentanyl deaths, crime in Chicago, and his father’s “war on the cartels.”
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Frames Democrats as soft on crime and complicit in cartel activity.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Somebody said, would we would we think about taking the
World Cup away from Boston. You know, FIFA is very hot.
If we think there's any reason that whether it's Buston
or anywhere else, that they're not doing the job, we're
going to take those World Cup games and move them someplace.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
If you're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with
Ben ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Good Thursday morning, nice to have you with us on
the forty seven Morning Update, and.
Speaker 4 (00:22):
We've got two big stories for you.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
First up, the drug cartels are now putting bounties on
the heads of American law enforcement. And the higher ranking
you are, the more money they're willing to pay for
you to be dead.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
So what will happen next.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
We'll have the details on America's response to it in
just a moment. Also, the President United States America Dell Trump,
not wasting any time going after the cartels, taking out
more boats in international water that are filled with drugs,
and now talking about going after targets that are on land.
But first, did you see that gold just hit an
(00:59):
all time new high of over four thousand dollars an
ounce And if you hear that, you're like, are you
kidding me, and you're thinking, gosh, I missed my opportunity. Well,
I don't know if you missed your opportunity, but my
friends at Kurt Elliott Precious Medals they can answer that
question for you.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
You also may not.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Be paying attention to the incredible gains with silver that
are happening right now as well, And that's why I
trust the guidance of the team at kirk Elliott. In fact,
I literally just got a hundred ounce bar of silver
the other day. And the reason why is because after
I talk to the team at kirk Elliott Precious Medals,
(01:38):
they let me understand exactly where I could have a
big upside in investing in silver. Now, the other part
that I love about them is this they have transparent pricing.
There are a lot of gold companies that you'll hear
about if you listen to talk radio or podcasts or
watch TV, but do they tell you how the pricing
actually works well. At kirk Elliott, they're real simple, just
(02:02):
eight percent when you buy and zero commissions when you sell,
with no hidden fees. Ever, that is the other reason
why I recommend them to all of you. They also
don't sell you quote rare coins or precious coins that
you pay insane markups on and then when you go
to sell them you find out they're really not worth
that much. They are a bullyon only approach. They focus
(02:26):
on investment grade metals, no overpriced collectibles, no gimmicks. That
means you get more gold or silver for your money
at fair value when it's time for you to sell.
So if you're ready to find out if gold and
silver is right for you in your portfolio, then call
them and get a plan. You can visit them at
(02:48):
k e PM dot com, slash ben that's k e
PM dot com slash ben or seven to two zero
six oh five. I have thirty nine hundred at seven
two zero six zho five thirty nine hundred Kirk Elliott
Precious Metals online.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
At KEPM dot com.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
It's the forty seven Morning Update and it starts right now.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Story number one.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
The Department of Homeland Security is now saying there is
credible intelligence the Mexican cartels have disseminated a bounty program.
A bounty program incentivizing attacks on US federal immigration officers,
media briefing subscribe payouts starting at around two thousand dollars
(03:40):
for doxing or surveillance, and rising to as much as
fifty thousand dollars for assassinations of senior officials. The Department
of Home in Security publicly condemning a surge in doxing
and threats against ICE personnel and their families, and says
it's coordinating with federal, state, and local partners to counter
(04:03):
the threat. The Department of Homeland Security also announced the
arrest in Illinois of a Latin King gang member accused
of placing a hit on a senior US Border Patrol official.
The Department of holyan security highlight the case is part
of an escalating threat and the environment tied to the
cartel line actors in the US. While the case involves
(04:26):
border patrol, the Department of Home in Security we now
know that this is a national security risk. Chicago, by
the way, has been a focal point in recent coverage,
with local outlets there reporting on federal briefings that cartels
are working through the local gangs and offering the local
(04:46):
gangs cash bounties scaled to the agent's rank and the
level of harm done. This coming from Fox thirty two
in Chicago. So how does the bounty system well work.
It is a tiered system, very much like what they
use in Mexico, a tiered incentive system for information gathering
(05:10):
and doxing. There is also incentives for non lethal assaults.
Kidnapping attempts get you more money, and lethal attacks get
you paid big time, the payouts increasing as the chain
gets bigger and bigger. The specifics coming from the Department
of Holy in Security briefing and the Department of Holy
in Security's own public statements emphasizing credible intelligence and a
(05:34):
major spike in the threats and the doxing of our
men and women in law enforcement. The tactics noted in
coverage include doxing of the agents, surveilling the agents and
their families, and attempts to ambush personnel, with the Department
of Holy in Security warning of a hostile operating environment
for ice and Customs and Border patrol in certain cities.
(05:59):
Now there also going into what is being described as
a protective posture and coordination. The Department of Homeland Security
says it's working with the DOJ and local partners and
is urging prompt reporting of threats. It has publicly condemned
the docsing targeting of agents and families, and operational security
steps are understandably not detailed publicly, But the bottom line
(06:22):
is this we now know and multiple outlets are reporting
that a cartel linked tiered bounty system targeting ICE and
CBP officials, with the amounts reported up to fifty thousand
dollars for killing of high ranking officials is already in
the marketplace. The Department has confirmed a credible threat environment
(06:44):
and highlight at least one arrest tied to the solicitation
to murder of a border patrol not just agent, but
a border patrol leader. Expected heightened security measures and ongoing
door investigations will be part of this. Here's more about
what the Department of Homeland Security said and how Fox
reported it.
Speaker 5 (07:04):
Twenty General pambam And says Facebook has removed the pays
that was being used to target ICE agents in Chicago.
The move comes as the DHS reveals cartels have issued
bounties or hits on offices. Griff Jenkins joins US from
Washington with the latest on this story.
Speaker 6 (07:20):
Griff, what do you know, Well, good morning, Lawrence. I
know the threat to ICE and federal immigration law enforcement
has never been higher. DHS says there's now this tiered
bounty system set up by Mexican cartels. Take a look.
They're offering two thousand for gathering intelligence or dotsing immigration agents,
five to ten grand for kidnapping of standard ICE officers,
(07:42):
and up to fifty thousand dollars for the assassination of
a high ranking officer. This after an alleged Latin Kings
gang member is accused of putting a bounty on Border
Patrol's Commander at Large, Greg Bovino two thousand on info
on him ten thousand if you can quote take him
down now. The gang members attorney denies any ties to
the Latin Kings and paints the man as a quote
(08:04):
hard working family man, but Chief Bavino refused that claim
and says things are actually getting worse.
Speaker 7 (08:10):
Riff The Latin Kings are associated with drug cartels to
i terrorist organizations, so those bounties remain and in fact
have actually increased because of this quote hard working man.
It's unbelievable.
Speaker 6 (08:27):
Meanwhile, in the wake of anti ICE riots in places
like Chicago and Portland, A G. Bondi announcing Facebook has
removed an ICE spotting group targeting officers. She writes on
X The wave of violence against ICE has been driven
by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put
ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The
Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate
(08:50):
platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement. Now,
as spokesperson for Facebook's parent company, Meta says, quote, this
group was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm.
All of this, Lawrence comes Has says, you know, ICE
continues to face a more than one thousand percent increase
(09:11):
in assaults.
Speaker 3 (09:13):
Now, we've also learned more about what's happening in Chicago.
For example, Harris Faulkner, I was actually in New York
City with her on her show today and this is
what I learned listening.
Speaker 8 (09:25):
Boxer's alert. Now, federal agents under siege. Immigration and Custom
Enforcement teams are facing a new threat dished out by
the drug cartels. First it was violent protesters rioting and
attacking ICE agents on the streets. Now Homeland Security Department
has announced Mexican cartels have put out bounties on agents
in Chicago. DHS says those cartels are working with gangs.
(09:48):
And extremist groups to deploy armed spotters to rooftops to
track agent's movements. I'm Harris Faulkner. You are in the
Faulkner Focus. DHS also revealed a tiered bounty system that
cartels are using to incentivize violence. Now all of this,
according to the DHS, here's the price. Cartels are putting
(10:08):
out two thousand dollars to get information on ICE agents
or to dos them, five to ten thousand dollars to
kidnap or hurt the agents, up to fifty thousand dollars
to assassinate senior officials. Meanwhile, the rioting heating up again.
ICE and Border patrol were forced to use teargas to
protect themselves from a large group of rioters in Chicago yesterday.
(10:33):
Chicago Police Department confirming those rioters were throwing objects at
the ICE agents, a serious federal crime. Still, Illinois Democrats
are going after the ICE agents, maybe even fueling some
of this violence we're seeing. One Democrat State senator posted
ICE's behavior was unacceptable and that people in that neighborhood
(10:54):
quote don't tolerate this kind of bs.
Speaker 7 (10:58):
End of quote.
Speaker 4 (10:59):
So there you have it.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
Democrats continuing to advocate for the assault, the doxing, the
attacking of ICE agents.
Speaker 4 (11:06):
Now they're literally aligned with the cartels in Mexico now
story number two.
Speaker 3 (11:12):
Donald Trump, after the doxing of ICE agents, is obviously
not going to sit around and allow the cartels to
put bounties on our men and women in uniform, our
men and women protecting our border, our law enforcement officers,
and think they can just get away with it, as
they're now going to war with us. What is President
Trump doing now, Well, he's next looking quote at land
(11:34):
in Latin America, after the US military has conducted at
least five fatal strikes against alleged drug boats in the
Caribbean since September alone. Quote, we are certainly looking at
land now because we've got to see very well under control,
Trump told reporters on Wednesday. We've had a couple of
(11:55):
days where there isn't a boat to be found, and
I view that as a good thing, not a bad thing.
Trump said he wasn't interested in having the Coastguard simply
stop the elected drug boats because quote, we've been doing
that for thirty years and it has been totally ineffective.
They referring to the cartels have faster boats. Some of
(12:16):
these boats are seriously, I mean, they're world class speedboats,
Trump said. But they're not faster than missiles. But we've
been trying to do that for years. The White House
has not responded to requests for comment about what this
means and details of the nature of a land operation
that Trump is considering. Additionally, Trump confirmed that he has also,
(12:40):
and this is big news, authorized the CIA to conduct
covert operations in Venezuela, after The New York Times reported
on Wednesday that he had a proved the order. According
to Trump, he did so because Venezuela has released prisoners
into the US and that drugs were coming into the
(13:02):
US from Venezuela via maritime channels. Trump declined to answer though,
when asked if the CIA had the authority to quote
unquote take out the Venezuelan president Maduro, he's nothing more
than a drug kingpin in that country. The Trump administration
has said it does not recognize Maduro as a legitimate
(13:22):
head of state, but a leader of a drug cartel.
Speaker 4 (13:25):
Quote.
Speaker 3 (13:26):
I don't want to answer a question like that, Trump said,
that's a ridiculous question for me to be given. Not
really a ridiculous question. But wouldn't it be a ridiculous
question for me to answer? But I think Venezuela is
feeling heat now. The Trump administration has adopted a hard
line approach to address the flow of drugs into the
US and designated drug cartel groups like the Trende, Ragua, Sineloa,
(13:50):
and other cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, doing this back
in February. Additionally, the White House sent lawmaker a memo
as well September thirtieth dated, informing them that the US
is now participating in a non international armed conflict with
(14:12):
drug smugglers. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have
also voiced quote concerns over the legality of the strikes.
Senator Adam Shift, a Democrat who's never met a drug
dealer he didn't like, and Tim Kaine, the Democrat from Virginia,
have filed a war powers resolution to bar US forces
from engaging in hostilities against certain non state organizations, again
(14:37):
defending the drug cartels that are killing Americans. The resolution
failed in the Senate by a fifty one to forty
eight margin. October eighth, Republican Ran Paul of Kentucky and
Lisa Murkowski Alaska voted alongside their Democratic counterparts in the resolution.
When asked about lawmakers' concerns about the legality of the strikes,
(15:00):
Trump dismissed them and said that lawmakers were informed the
vessels carried drugs. Quote, but they are given information that
they were loaded up with drugs, and that's the thing
that matters. The President said, when they're loaded up with drugs,
their fair game. And every one of those ships were
and they're not ships, their boats that were loaded up
(15:22):
with drugs. So the President United States of America making
it very clear he's not going to sit around and
wait for more Americans to be killed by accidental overdoses
from fetnel. He's not going to wait around while cartels
are putting bounties on our American law enforcement heads. He's
going to war with these cartels because he has designated
(15:45):
them as terrorists organizations. And this is exactly what so
many conservatives voted for in the last presidential election.
Speaker 2 (15:54):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe Vibe
wherever you're listening to this podcast right now and for
more in depth news. Also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson Podcast,
and we will see you back here tomorrow
Somebody said, would we would we think about taking the
World Cup away from Boston. You know, FIFA is very hot.
If we think there's any reason that whether it's Buston
or anywhere else, that they're not doing the job, we're
going to take those World Cup games and move them someplace.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
If you're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with
Ben ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Good Thursday morning, nice to have you with us on
the forty seven Morning Update, and.
Speaker 4 (00:22):
We've got two big stories for you.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
First up, the drug cartels are now putting bounties on
the heads of American law enforcement. And the higher ranking
you are, the more money they're willing to pay for
you to be dead.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
So what will happen next.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
We'll have the details on America's response to it in
just a moment. Also, the President United States America Dell Trump,
not wasting any time going after the cartels, taking out
more boats in international water that are filled with drugs,
and now talking about going after targets that are on land.
But first, did you see that gold just hit an
(00:59):
all time new high of over four thousand dollars an
ounce And if you hear that, you're like, are you
kidding me, and you're thinking, gosh, I missed my opportunity. Well,
I don't know if you missed your opportunity, but my
friends at Kurt Elliott Precious Medals they can answer that
question for you.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
You also may not.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Be paying attention to the incredible gains with silver that
are happening right now as well, And that's why I
trust the guidance of the team at kirk Elliott. In fact,
I literally just got a hundred ounce bar of silver
the other day. And the reason why is because after
I talk to the team at kirk Elliott Precious Medals,
(01:38):
they let me understand exactly where I could have a
big upside in investing in silver. Now, the other part
that I love about them is this they have transparent pricing.
There are a lot of gold companies that you'll hear
about if you listen to talk radio or podcasts or
watch TV, but do they tell you how the pricing
actually works well. At kirk Elliott, they're real simple, just
(02:02):
eight percent when you buy and zero commissions when you sell,
with no hidden fees. Ever, that is the other reason
why I recommend them to all of you. They also
don't sell you quote rare coins or precious coins that
you pay insane markups on and then when you go
to sell them you find out they're really not worth
that much. They are a bullyon only approach. They focus
(02:26):
on investment grade metals, no overpriced collectibles, no gimmicks. That
means you get more gold or silver for your money
at fair value when it's time for you to sell.
So if you're ready to find out if gold and
silver is right for you in your portfolio, then call
them and get a plan. You can visit them at
(02:48):
k e PM dot com, slash ben that's k e
PM dot com slash ben or seven to two zero
six oh five. I have thirty nine hundred at seven
two zero six zho five thirty nine hundred Kirk Elliott
Precious Metals online.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
At KEPM dot com.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
It's the forty seven Morning Update and it starts right now.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Story number one.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
The Department of Homeland Security is now saying there is
credible intelligence the Mexican cartels have disseminated a bounty program.
A bounty program incentivizing attacks on US federal immigration officers,
media briefing subscribe payouts starting at around two thousand dollars
(03:40):
for doxing or surveillance, and rising to as much as
fifty thousand dollars for assassinations of senior officials. The Department
of Home in Security publicly condemning a surge in doxing
and threats against ICE personnel and their families, and says
it's coordinating with federal, state, and local partners to counter
(04:03):
the threat. The Department of Homeland Security also announced the
arrest in Illinois of a Latin King gang member accused
of placing a hit on a senior US Border Patrol official.
The Department of holyan security highlight the case is part
of an escalating threat and the environment tied to the
cartel line actors in the US. While the case involves
(04:26):
border patrol, the Department of Home in Security we now
know that this is a national security risk. Chicago, by
the way, has been a focal point in recent coverage,
with local outlets there reporting on federal briefings that cartels
are working through the local gangs and offering the local
(04:46):
gangs cash bounties scaled to the agent's rank and the
level of harm done. This coming from Fox thirty two
in Chicago. So how does the bounty system well work.
It is a tiered system, very much like what they
use in Mexico, a tiered incentive system for information gathering
(05:10):
and doxing. There is also incentives for non lethal assaults.
Kidnapping attempts get you more money, and lethal attacks get
you paid big time, the payouts increasing as the chain
gets bigger and bigger. The specifics coming from the Department
of Holy in Security briefing and the Department of Holy
in Security's own public statements emphasizing credible intelligence and a
(05:34):
major spike in the threats and the doxing of our
men and women in law enforcement. The tactics noted in
coverage include doxing of the agents, surveilling the agents and
their families, and attempts to ambush personnel, with the Department
of Holy in Security warning of a hostile operating environment
for ice and Customs and Border patrol in certain cities.
(05:59):
Now there also going into what is being described as
a protective posture and coordination. The Department of Homeland Security
says it's working with the DOJ and local partners and
is urging prompt reporting of threats. It has publicly condemned
the docsing targeting of agents and families, and operational security
steps are understandably not detailed publicly, But the bottom line
(06:22):
is this we now know and multiple outlets are reporting
that a cartel linked tiered bounty system targeting ICE and
CBP officials, with the amounts reported up to fifty thousand
dollars for killing of high ranking officials is already in
the marketplace. The Department has confirmed a credible threat environment
(06:44):
and highlight at least one arrest tied to the solicitation
to murder of a border patrol not just agent, but
a border patrol leader. Expected heightened security measures and ongoing
door investigations will be part of this. Here's more about
what the Department of Homeland Security said and how Fox
reported it.
Speaker 5 (07:04):
Twenty General pambam And says Facebook has removed the pays
that was being used to target ICE agents in Chicago.
The move comes as the DHS reveals cartels have issued
bounties or hits on offices. Griff Jenkins joins US from
Washington with the latest on this story.
Speaker 6 (07:20):
Griff, what do you know, Well, good morning, Lawrence. I
know the threat to ICE and federal immigration law enforcement
has never been higher. DHS says there's now this tiered
bounty system set up by Mexican cartels. Take a look.
They're offering two thousand for gathering intelligence or dotsing immigration agents,
five to ten grand for kidnapping of standard ICE officers,
(07:42):
and up to fifty thousand dollars for the assassination of
a high ranking officer. This after an alleged Latin Kings
gang member is accused of putting a bounty on Border
Patrol's Commander at Large, Greg Bovino two thousand on info
on him ten thousand if you can quote take him
down now. The gang members attorney denies any ties to
the Latin Kings and paints the man as a quote
(08:04):
hard working family man, but Chief Bavino refused that claim
and says things are actually getting worse.
Speaker 7 (08:10):
Riff The Latin Kings are associated with drug cartels to
i terrorist organizations, so those bounties remain and in fact
have actually increased because of this quote hard working man.
It's unbelievable.
Speaker 6 (08:27):
Meanwhile, in the wake of anti ICE riots in places
like Chicago and Portland, A G. Bondi announcing Facebook has
removed an ICE spotting group targeting officers. She writes on
X The wave of violence against ICE has been driven
by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put
ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The
Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate
(08:50):
platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement. Now,
as spokesperson for Facebook's parent company, Meta says, quote, this
group was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm.
All of this, Lawrence comes Has says, you know, ICE
continues to face a more than one thousand percent increase
(09:11):
in assaults.
Speaker 3 (09:13):
Now, we've also learned more about what's happening in Chicago.
For example, Harris Faulkner, I was actually in New York
City with her on her show today and this is
what I learned listening.
Speaker 8 (09:25):
Boxer's alert. Now, federal agents under siege. Immigration and Custom
Enforcement teams are facing a new threat dished out by
the drug cartels. First it was violent protesters rioting and
attacking ICE agents on the streets. Now Homeland Security Department
has announced Mexican cartels have put out bounties on agents
in Chicago. DHS says those cartels are working with gangs.
(09:48):
And extremist groups to deploy armed spotters to rooftops to
track agent's movements. I'm Harris Faulkner. You are in the
Faulkner Focus. DHS also revealed a tiered bounty system that
cartels are using to incentivize violence. Now all of this,
according to the DHS, here's the price. Cartels are putting
(10:08):
out two thousand dollars to get information on ICE agents
or to dos them, five to ten thousand dollars to
kidnap or hurt the agents, up to fifty thousand dollars
to assassinate senior officials. Meanwhile, the rioting heating up again.
ICE and Border patrol were forced to use teargas to
protect themselves from a large group of rioters in Chicago yesterday.
(10:33):
Chicago Police Department confirming those rioters were throwing objects at
the ICE agents, a serious federal crime. Still, Illinois Democrats
are going after the ICE agents, maybe even fueling some
of this violence we're seeing. One Democrat State senator posted
ICE's behavior was unacceptable and that people in that neighborhood
(10:54):
quote don't tolerate this kind of bs.
Speaker 7 (10:58):
End of quote.
Speaker 4 (10:59):
So there you have it.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
Democrats continuing to advocate for the assault, the doxing, the
attacking of ICE agents.
Speaker 4 (11:06):
Now they're literally aligned with the cartels in Mexico now
story number two.
Speaker 3 (11:12):
Donald Trump, after the doxing of ICE agents, is obviously
not going to sit around and allow the cartels to
put bounties on our men and women in uniform, our
men and women protecting our border, our law enforcement officers,
and think they can just get away with it, as
they're now going to war with us. What is President
Trump doing now, Well, he's next looking quote at land
(11:34):
in Latin America, after the US military has conducted at
least five fatal strikes against alleged drug boats in the
Caribbean since September alone. Quote, we are certainly looking at
land now because we've got to see very well under control,
Trump told reporters on Wednesday. We've had a couple of
(11:55):
days where there isn't a boat to be found, and
I view that as a good thing, not a bad thing.
Trump said he wasn't interested in having the Coastguard simply
stop the elected drug boats because quote, we've been doing
that for thirty years and it has been totally ineffective.
They referring to the cartels have faster boats. Some of
(12:16):
these boats are seriously, I mean, they're world class speedboats,
Trump said. But they're not faster than missiles. But we've
been trying to do that for years. The White House
has not responded to requests for comment about what this
means and details of the nature of a land operation
that Trump is considering. Additionally, Trump confirmed that he has also,
(12:40):
and this is big news, authorized the CIA to conduct
covert operations in Venezuela, after The New York Times reported
on Wednesday that he had a proved the order. According
to Trump, he did so because Venezuela has released prisoners
into the US and that drugs were coming into the
(13:02):
US from Venezuela via maritime channels. Trump declined to answer though,
when asked if the CIA had the authority to quote
unquote take out the Venezuelan president Maduro, he's nothing more
than a drug kingpin in that country. The Trump administration
has said it does not recognize Maduro as a legitimate
(13:22):
head of state, but a leader of a drug cartel.
Speaker 4 (13:25):
Quote.
Speaker 3 (13:26):
I don't want to answer a question like that, Trump said,
that's a ridiculous question for me to be given. Not
really a ridiculous question. But wouldn't it be a ridiculous
question for me to answer? But I think Venezuela is
feeling heat now. The Trump administration has adopted a hard
line approach to address the flow of drugs into the
US and designated drug cartel groups like the Trende, Ragua, Sineloa,
(13:50):
and other cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, doing this back
in February. Additionally, the White House sent lawmaker a memo
as well September thirtieth dated, informing them that the US
is now participating in a non international armed conflict with
(14:12):
drug smugglers. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have
also voiced quote concerns over the legality of the strikes.
Senator Adam Shift, a Democrat who's never met a drug
dealer he didn't like, and Tim Kaine, the Democrat from Virginia,
have filed a war powers resolution to bar US forces
from engaging in hostilities against certain non state organizations, again
(14:37):
defending the drug cartels that are killing Americans. The resolution
failed in the Senate by a fifty one to forty
eight margin. October eighth, Republican Ran Paul of Kentucky and
Lisa Murkowski Alaska voted alongside their Democratic counterparts in the resolution.
When asked about lawmakers' concerns about the legality of the strikes,
(15:00):
Trump dismissed them and said that lawmakers were informed the
vessels carried drugs. Quote, but they are given information that
they were loaded up with drugs, and that's the thing
that matters. The President said, when they're loaded up with drugs,
their fair game. And every one of those ships were
and they're not ships, their boats that were loaded up
(15:22):
with drugs. So the President United States of America making
it very clear he's not going to sit around and
wait for more Americans to be killed by accidental overdoses
from fetnel. He's not going to wait around while cartels
are putting bounties on our American law enforcement heads. He's
going to war with these cartels because he has designated
(15:45):
them as terrorists organizations. And this is exactly what so
many conservatives voted for in the last presidential election.
Speaker 2 (15:54):
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