During a panel event at the White House on Thursday hosted by President Trump, he announced the quick successes the administration has garnered on securing the homeland from foreign threats since taking over in January from former President Joe Biden’s tenure.
He laid out the players on Team Trump, most of them in the room, whom he says have been instrumental in combatting foreign cartels and terror groups inside the U.S.
🚨”REAL GARBAGE PEOPLE”
“More than 3000 cartel leaders, operatives & gang members have been ARRESTED in the last few weeks…
…These are in addition to the massive numbers of dangerous criminals my administration arrested nationwide, numbering over 120,000.”
WOW. 👏 pic.twitter.com/rvCnNg5N5s
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 23, 2025
The president also spoke about the initiating action of 47 on Day One to take the fight to the criminals:
POTUS THE GOAT!
“My first day in office I signed an EO to officially designate the drug cartels & transnational gangs as foreign terrorists organizations…to achieve the national goal of eliminating the cartel presence in America once & for all. The results are spectacular.”🧨 pic.twitter.com/Gbaa5lvmVq
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 23, 2025
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said they are working diligently to get the leadership of these ruthless, violent groups:
🚨🇺🇸These men & women are SAVING the USA.
“More than 3,200 violent gangs & drug dealers have been taken off the street…
..91 tons of drugs have been seized, that would fill FOUR 18-wheelers..
..58,000 kilos of cocaine seized, that could fill 1.5 backyard swimming pools.” pic.twitter.com/YzZkSn2JLz
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 23, 2025
She also discussed the yeoman’s work the Justice Department is doing on this front, nonstop, from the leadership of Deputy WH Chief of Staff Stephen Miller:
.@PamBondi This task force is on FIRE 🔥
“We’re working seven days per week, 24 hours a day….this project is the brainchild of Stephen Miller. You’re doing so much to keep our citizens safe, our kids safe & get these drugs off our streets.” pic.twitter.com/TsrJ4EXaon
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 23, 2025
Miller spoke about the urgent need for President Trump to return to the White House, so that our nation could be secured once again after being “invaded for four years”:
POWERFUL WORDS from @StephenM:
“Mr. President, this country was actually going to die without you. That’s what we were facing in 2024. We were invaded for 4 years, our communities were sinking, our public safety was at 0, cartels were running communities, sex, child, labor… https://t.co/TsIw5hCeou pic.twitter.com/WM5ShTw9mo
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 23, 2025
Then Trump talked about the contrast between how liberals insist only good people try to enter the U.S. illegally–then there are members from Tren de Aragua gangs and others who “make our criminals look nice”:
LOL — POTUS says Tren de Aragua gang members make our criminals look NICE!! 🤣
“They’ll cut your hand off!” pic.twitter.com/2xnnxMNCVx
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 23, 2025
You can watch the full announcement event below (It’s cued up to where Trump begins speaking):
“Biden surrendered our country to the cartels… WE’RE TAKING IT BACK.” – President Donald J. Trump https://t.co/FLEo7L8Stp
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 23, 2025
