Staff Reports
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso is making moves to teach Congress a thing or two about fighting drug cartels. In an exclusive advisory obtained by the Washington Examiner, it was revealed that President Lasso will brief the Congressional Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels, spearheaded by the one and only Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas. Get ready, folks, because this briefing is going down on Wednesday at 8 a.m. in the Capitol. It’s like a school lesson, but for politicians.
According to the New York Times, Ecuador has become the go-to hotspot for drug trafficking. Cartels from all over, including Mexico and Albania (yeah, they’re getting in on the action too), have teamed up with prison and street gangs to create a big ol’ wave of violence. Well, President Lasso isn’t one to back down from a challenge. He’s going to spill the beans on how Ecuador has been holding its ground against these cartels. And you better believe the members of the task force will be able to ask him questions. It’s like a live version of “Ask the Expert.”
But let’s not forget the backstory behind this task force. Rep. Crenshaw wasn’t originally on board because he felt like the House’s border security bill didn’t do enough to tackle the cartels. And you know what? He had a point. Congress wasn’t taking this threat seriously enough, according to Crenshaw. So, Speaker Kevin McCarthy made a deal with him: if he voted for the bill, they would create a task force specifically aimed at neutralizing those sneaky Mexican drug cartels. And the rest, my friends, is history.
Here’s the kicker: these cartels have control over our southern border and are capitalizing on the immigration crisis. Not only that, but they’re responsible for the deaths of countless Americans due to fentanyl. It’s a deadly game they’re playing, and Crenshaw knows it. He’s on a mission to put an end to this madness, and the goal of the task force is to come up with some solid legislation to make it happen. We’re all ears, gentlemen. Tell us how we can kick those cartels to the curb.
