Secretary of State Antony Blinken affirmed on Wednesday that Mexican drug cartels control parts of the country, not the Mexican government, in response to questions.
on Wednesday said that the Mexican drug cartels control parts of Mexico -- coming after incendiary remarks by the Mexican president, in which he sought to pass blame for the country’s drug smuggling off onto the U.S.
The back-and-forth continued as Graham quizzed Blinken about whether the U.S. policy related to the crisis and the cartels is working. advocating for a tougher stance against Mexican drug cartels in response to the fentanyl crisis which is killing around 70,000 Americans a year.
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