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Fentanyl deaths are more than gun and accident deaths combined in the united states. did you know that? >> yes, sir. >> i mean, this is -- how would you describe the fentanyl problem in america? >> it's a horrible epidemic, but it's an epidemic that's been unleashed on purpose by the sinaloa and the new generation cartels. >> let's stop and absorb that for a moment. it's a horrible epidemic. it kills more people than car wrecks and gun violence combined, and the question is what are we going to do about it? under current law, fentanyl loses its schedule 1 status by the end of the year, you opp...

Mexican drug cartels, should they be designated foreign terrorist organizations under u.s. law? >> yeah, i think it's the same answer i gave before. they are ready designated in any number of ways and sanctioned by the treasury -- >> would you oppose some of us trying to make them foreign terrorist organizations? >> i wouldn't oppose it. there are diplomatic concerns. we need the assistance of mexico in this and designating -- >> is mexico helping us effectively with our fentanyl problem? >> they are helping us, but they could do much more. there's no question about that. >> if this is helping...

Department on this. >> i bet we'll all come together on that one. fentanyl. fentanyl deaths are more than gun and accident deaths combined in the united states, did you know that? >> yes, sir. >> i mean, this is -- how would you describe the fentanyl problem in america? >> it's a horrible epidemic, but it's an epidemic that's been unleashed on purpose by the sinaloa and the new generation jalisco cartels. >> let's just stop and absorb that for a moment. it's a horrible epidemic and kills more people than car wrecks combined. the question is what are we going to do about it? under current law, ...

>> i think they are an organization that's committing war crimes. an organization that's damaging the united states. i think they have already been designated as a tco. >> i want to go up a notch. are you okay with that? >> the way in which determinations are made with respect to terrorist organizations come through the state department. they have to make determinations of what the consequence is for countries that have them in them. >> do you object to me trying to make them a foreign terrorist organization? >> i don't object. i would defer in the end to the state department. >> i bet we'll a...

That he is dispassionate and that he handled this in a very professional way in contrast perhaps to some of the questioning. i do suspect that we're going to hear everything except about the murdaugh double murder trial. i mean, preparing the attorney general for this must have been a beast in terms of getting him ready because there's so much to anticipate. obviously in addition to trump and biden and the classified documents, i do think we might hear about the border and the fentanyl problem because i do think that's something that republicans will try to say is sort of something that this a...