Tulsi Gabbard
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By the time it comes to us here at our National Counterterrorism Center, extensive work has already been done by the DEA, by the FBI, in order for their names to even be entered into our system. So my level of confidence is high because it's high because of the work that I know that these DEA agents are doing, that these FBI agents are doing.
My office as the Director of National Intelligence, we have 12 regional representatives all across the country, and I've been spending time getting out to them and having conversations not only with them, and it's usually the FBI special agent in charge of that FBI office,
My office as the Director of National Intelligence, we have 12 regional representatives all across the country, and I've been spending time getting out to them and having conversations not only with them, and it's usually the FBI special agent in charge of that FBI office,
My office as the Director of National Intelligence, we have 12 regional representatives all across the country, and I've been spending time getting out to them and having conversations not only with them, and it's usually the FBI special agent in charge of that FBI office,
But we have people from every element of the intelligence community, every element of Department of Homeland Security, DEA, all of the domestic law enforcement agencies. And they are working together as a team, sharing that information, working together on these cases to be able to identify who these people are and ultimately to track them down and deport them or arrest and prosecute them.
But we have people from every element of the intelligence community, every element of Department of Homeland Security, DEA, all of the domestic law enforcement agencies. And they are working together as a team, sharing that information, working together on these cases to be able to identify who these people are and ultimately to track them down and deport them or arrest and prosecute them.
But we have people from every element of the intelligence community, every element of Department of Homeland Security, DEA, all of the domestic law enforcement agencies. And they are working together as a team, sharing that information, working together on these cases to be able to identify who these people are and ultimately to track them down and deport them or arrest and prosecute them.
Well, first of all, I mean, it's already happening. These cartels are already finding their emplacements here, having their own version of a headquarters in different cities and towns across the country. The capabilities of these cartels, we are not underestimating. at all. It is quite an eye-opening thing when we look at how their operations are running and their capabilities.
Well, first of all, I mean, it's already happening. These cartels are already finding their emplacements here, having their own version of a headquarters in different cities and towns across the country. The capabilities of these cartels, we are not underestimating. at all. It is quite an eye-opening thing when we look at how their operations are running and their capabilities.
Well, first of all, I mean, it's already happening. These cartels are already finding their emplacements here, having their own version of a headquarters in different cities and towns across the country. The capabilities of these cartels, we are not underestimating. at all. It is quite an eye-opening thing when we look at how their operations are running and their capabilities.
And I won't go into detail here, but it really speaks to why President Trump recognized this as this greatest domestic threat, which goes back to the annual threat assessment and where I detailed this
And I won't go into detail here, but it really speaks to why President Trump recognized this as this greatest domestic threat, which goes back to the annual threat assessment and where I detailed this
And I won't go into detail here, but it really speaks to why President Trump recognized this as this greatest domestic threat, which goes back to the annual threat assessment and where I detailed this
and why, and also how the Department of Defense is now working with Department of Homeland Security really to secure our border and will play an integral role in going after and defeating these cartels, working very closely with Mexico and their government and their officials.
and why, and also how the Department of Defense is now working with Department of Homeland Security really to secure our border and will play an integral role in going after and defeating these cartels, working very closely with Mexico and their government and their officials.
and why, and also how the Department of Defense is now working with Department of Homeland Security really to secure our border and will play an integral role in going after and defeating these cartels, working very closely with Mexico and their government and their officials.
And that's where taking this very expansive approach all at once is so essential. No one is naive at all in thinking that this is just going to be like, oh, we'll conduct a few operations and then just knock this all out.
And that's where taking this very expansive approach all at once is so essential. No one is naive at all in thinking that this is just going to be like, oh, we'll conduct a few operations and then just knock this all out.
And that's where taking this very expansive approach all at once is so essential. No one is naive at all in thinking that this is just going to be like, oh, we'll conduct a few operations and then just knock this all out.
But also thinking through very carefully kind of the lessons learned from the last war on drugs that ultimately ended up just being a prolonged war that we never really saw much progress on.