Senator John Kennedy: Biden Told Me ‘It’s A Bad Idea’ To Use The Military To Take Out Mexican Cartels

In an interview with Senator John Kennedy (Republican from Louisiana), the president rejected his request to use the U.S. military against Mexican drug cartels. He said it was a misunderstanding. “bad idea.”

Kennedy made the remarks. “Fox News Sunday” Shannon Bream was the host when Shannon spoke about William Barr’s recent news. op-ed The Wall Street Journal calls on the Biden administration for military action against cartels.

“Look, the cartels, we know who they are,” Kennedy said. “They are killing Americans on both sides of the border. And the fact is that the American military could partner with the Mexican military and the Mexican police, and we could wipe out the cartels.”

“But President Lopez Obrador in Mexico refuses to do that. And when Senator [Lindsey] Graham and I talked about the issue this year, this week rather, President Biden said it’s a bad idea. And the truth is that President Biden believes in open borders, but the cartels don’t seem to bother him. And President Lopez Obrador can answer for himself, but I don’t get why he would turn down American help with killing cartels that are killing our people.”

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