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CNN faced widespread mockery on social media over the weekend after interviewing a masked Sinaloa Cartel gangster who, rather than criticizing President TrumpÆs terrorist designation as seemingly expected, expressed ôrespectö for the commander-in-chief for ôlooking out for his people.ö

The interview, aired Saturday, featured CNN correspondent Isobel Yeung questioning a heavily disguised cartel member in an undisclosed hideout in Mexico, according to the New York Post.

ôAccording to the Trump administration, you are a terrorist. à What do you
make of that?ö Yeung asked.

Trump designated the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in a January 20 executive order, with the State Department
writing that the cartel is ôone of the largest producers and traffickers of fentanyl and other illicit drugs to the United States.ö

The masked gangster, wearing sunglasses and latex gloves to conceal his identity, initially responded, ôWell, the situation is ugly, but we have to eat.ö

When asked what he would say directly to Trump, the cartel member didnÆt take the bait.

ôMy respect. According to him, heÆs looking out for his people,ö the gangster stated, adding, ôBut the problem is the consumers are in the United States.
If there werenÆt any consumers, we would stop.ö

CNN is now sitting down with foreign terrorist drug traffickers to
ask how they feel about TrumpÆs policies and being labeled
terrorists. UNREAL. pic.twitter.com/xNlMTtPZg7

ù Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 4, 2025

Social media erupted with mockery of CNNÆs apparent attempt to elicit anti- Trump commentary from a member of a violent drug trafficking organization.

ôCNN tried to create a scandal and accidentally gave Trump a campaign ad. You canÆt script this kind of desperation,ö one user remarked.

ôUnbelievably, CNN gives Sinaloa cartel member a chance to throw a pity party about being labeled a terrorist, but the cartel member tells them President Trump is just rightly ælooking after his people,'ö another social media user pointed out.

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) suggested, ôLet them [CNN] live under the rule of foreign terrorist drug traffickers for a few months. And then tell us how
they feel.ö

A February 20 State Department fact sheet on the terrorist designation for
the cartel writes that it uses ôviolence to murder, kidnap, and intimidate civilians, government officials, and journalists.ö

A Foreign Terrorist Organization classification expands federal authoritiesÆ ability to combat these criminal enterprises through financial sanctions, enhanced prosecutions, and immigration restrictions.

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