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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 Trump�s terrorist designation as seemingly expected, expressed �respect� for the commander-in-chief for �looking out for his people.�

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.

�According to the Trump administration, you are a terrorist. � What do you
make of that?� 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 �one of the largest producers and traffickers of fentanyl and other illicit drugs to the United States.�

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

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

�My respect. According to him, he�s looking out for his people,� the gangster stated, adding, �But the problem is the consumers are in the United States.
If there weren�t any consumers, we would stop.�

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

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

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

�CNN tried to create a scandal and accidentally gave Trump a campaign ad. You can�t script this kind of desperation,� one user remarked.

�Unbelievably, 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 �looking after his people,'� another social media user pointed out.

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

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

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

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