Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, said that he doesn't have much empathy for the Mexican drug cartel that supposedly wrote an apology letter after kidnapping four Americans and killing two of them earlier this week.
The Texas Republican also had harsh words for the Biden administration — specifically President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — for essentially putting four American travelers in the position of being abducted by violent criminals.
"We're dealing with an open border ... by the policies of this president. Basically turning our border, of the United States of America, to the drug cartels," Babin told Newsmax Friday afternoon, while appearing on "John Bachman Now."
During his interview, Babin lamented how the chaos at the United States-Mexico border has resulted in a "lot of dead people," whether it's the 100,000 American deaths from fentanyl poisoning, or the many deaths involving illegal migrants trying to enter into America through dangerous or treacherous ports.
The White House's inaction "has forced the state of Texas to deal with" the border crisis, said Babin. "The Biden administration is the best friend to the cartels. And I'm saying this right now ... it's time to designate these cartels as foreign terrorist organizations."
Babin then added the U.S. military "needs authorization to use force" against the cartels.
"It's obvious the Mexican government is powerless to stop them, or they're [working] with them," said Babin, while adding the southern border has "become a narco-state. It's out of control. Americans are dying."
Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18-45, and this problem has only gotten worse under Biden's watch, said Babin.
Babin took offense when White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre recently said the fentanyl problem in America fell to "record lows" under the Biden administration.
Since October, Babin countered, Border Patrol officials and other government agencies have seized approximately 12,000 pounds of fentanyl along the southern border.
"I don't know what planet she lives on," said Babin of Jean-Pierre.
Earlier in the interview, Babin reasoned that many of the problems at the southern border "could be taken care of in a matter of days, if [the White House] would reinstitute the policies that were developed under the Trump administration" — such as the Migrant Protection Protocols, Title 42, "Remain in Mexico," and Safe Third Country programs.
America "has many convicted criminals who are inside this country. ... Our border has been erased," said Babin. "And this [crisis] will take down the greatest country on earth if we don't do something about it."
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