Tulsi Gabbard
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Once again, with that goal of how do we find areas where we can best pursue our goal of peace and stability that best serve our respective peoples in our countries and around the world.
Obviously, it's a topic of conversation, but I won't say it has not been the sole focus. Counterterrorism has been a really common topic that has come up from countries from across the region. The issue of transnational criminal organizations. has been a predominant concern as well.
Obviously, it's a topic of conversation, but I won't say it has not been the sole focus. Counterterrorism has been a really common topic that has come up from countries from across the region. The issue of transnational criminal organizations. has been a predominant concern as well.
And there's been a lot of questions coming from other countries about some of the actions that we are taking under President Trump's leadership, not only to secure our own borders, but to deal with the cartels who are trafficking in fentanyl and other narcotics that are dealing in human trafficking and sex trafficking.
And there's been a lot of questions coming from other countries about some of the actions that we are taking under President Trump's leadership, not only to secure our own borders, but to deal with the cartels who are trafficking in fentanyl and other narcotics that are dealing in human trafficking and sex trafficking.
These are very common issues that we're seeing both across this region, but as well as from some of the other countries who are here from part of the Middle East and in Europe as well.
These are very common issues that we're seeing both across this region, but as well as from some of the other countries who are here from part of the Middle East and in Europe as well.
Fentanyl has been a topic, but it's not just fentanyl. We've heard from some other countries that the drug of choice that's being trafficked is meth, for example. So it's interesting, again, and a great opportunity for us to understand how these different drugs or these different illegal trafficking of weapons, of course, sex trafficking and human trafficking,
Fentanyl has been a topic, but it's not just fentanyl. We've heard from some other countries that the drug of choice that's being trafficked is meth, for example. So it's interesting, again, and a great opportunity for us to understand how these different drugs or these different illegal trafficking of weapons, of course, sex trafficking and human trafficking,
How ultimately the driver of these illegal activities that are harming the American people in our country and the people in these other countries. And especially when we look at the Biden administration's last four years of essentially open borders.
How ultimately the driver of these illegal activities that are harming the American people in our country and the people in these other countries. And especially when we look at the Biden administration's last four years of essentially open borders.
how that really rolled out the red carpet for these cartels to be able to not only come in and out of our country and conduct their illegal activities. But unfortunately, what we're seeing more and more is how deeply entrenched they already are in our communities and not just those that sit along our southern border, but throughout states across our country.
how that really rolled out the red carpet for these cartels to be able to not only come in and out of our country and conduct their illegal activities. But unfortunately, what we're seeing more and more is how deeply entrenched they already are in our communities and not just those that sit along our southern border, but throughout states across our country.
So this is obviously an area where in my organization as the Director of National Intelligence, We're working closely with the attorney general, with the FBI, with the Department of Homeland Security across the board towards getting after these threats that already exist within our country.
So this is obviously an area where in my organization as the Director of National Intelligence, We're working closely with the attorney general, with the FBI, with the Department of Homeland Security across the board towards getting after these threats that already exist within our country.
And of course, making sure that we are securing our border and which it is more secure now than it has been in a very, very long time.
And of course, making sure that we are securing our border and which it is more secure now than it has been in a very, very long time.
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Are you buying that the former FBI director didn't know what 86 Trump meant?
Are you buying that the former FBI director didn't know what 86 Trump meant?