Just when you think the liberal media can’t sink any lower in their desperate attempts to smear President Trump, they somehow find a new rock bottom to crawl under. Remember when journalism meant reporting facts instead of manufacturing hit pieces? Those days are long gone at CNN, where executives have seemingly destroyed their once-respected news organization in a single-minded crusade against our president.

In their latest scheme to undermine Trump’s immigration policies, CNN actually tracked down and interviewed a masked member of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel! Yes, you read that right – they gave airtime to a member of an organization Trump designated as terrorists. Their transparent hope? To get the cartel member to criticize the president’s terrorist designation. But as you’re about to see, this backfired in spectacularly hilarious fashion.

When Journalism Meets Desperation

CNN’s “brave” correspondent Isobel Yeung ventured to an undisclosed hideout in Mexico to sit down with a heavily disguised cartel gangster. Wearing sunglasses and latex gloves to conceal his identity, the Sinaloa Cartel member was clearly expected to deliver the anti-Trump soundbite CNN was fishing for.

“According to the Trump administration, you are a terrorist. … What do you make of that?” Yeung asked with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. The setup couldn’t have been more obvious if they’d handed the man cue cards with “Trump Bad” written in bold letters.

Let’s remember that President Trump designated the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel as a Foreign Terrorist Organization through an executive order on January 20, with the State Department noting the cartel is “one of the largest producers and traffickers of fentanyl and other illicit drugs to the United States.” But CNN apparently thought getting the perspective of violent criminals would somehow undermine this policy.

Plot Twist: Respect from Unexpected Places

Much to CNN’s visible dismay, the cartel member didn’t follow their script. When asked what he would say directly to Trump, the masked gangster responded with unexpected candor.

From ‘Daily Wire’:

“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.”

You can almost hear the CNN producer’s jaw hitting the floor! Not only did the cartel member express respect for Trump, but he acknowledged the president was simply protecting Americans – exactly what conservatives have been saying all along.

Social media erupted with mockery, with one user perfectly summarizing the disaster: “CNN tried to create a scandal and accidentally gave Trump a campaign ad. You can’t script this kind of desperation.” Another pointed out: “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.'”

Even Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) joined the pile-on, suggesting that CNN should “live under the rule of foreign terrorist drug traffickers for a few months. And then tell us how they feel.” Ouch!

Liberal Media’s Self-Inflicted Wounds

This embarrassing episode reveals the stunning disconnect between the liberal media elite and reality. They’ve become so consumed with their anti-Trump agenda that they’re willing to give platforms to literal terrorists in hopes of scoring political points. But Americans aren’t buying it.

The liberal media and Democrats continue pushing against the will of the people who elected Trump to secure our border and protect our communities from the deadly fentanyl flowing across from Mexico. They seem completely oblivious to how these desperate tactics undermine their own credibility with everyday Americans.

What CNN doesn’t grasp is that every failed hit piece only strengthens Trump’s position. When even cartel members acknowledge the president is “looking out for his people,” it validates exactly what Trump voters knew in 2024 – that he puts Americans first, regardless of who it offends.

The Democrats’ continued resistance to common-sense border security measures, aided by their media allies, will only serve to further damage their party. Americans understand the real-world consequences of the border crisis, even if CNN’s executives remain willfully blind to them from their Manhattan offices.

In their obsession with undermining Trump, CNN has managed to broadcast a better campaign advertisement for the president than his own team could have created. The irony would be delicious if the underlying issue – deadly cartel activity – weren’t so serious.

As this episode clearly demonstrates, the media’s Trump Derangement Syndrome has reached such fever pitch that even criminals are more reasonable than network executives. Perhaps CNN should consider hiring the cartel member as a political analyst – he seems to have a better grasp on reality than their current roster!

Key Takeaways:

• CNN’s attempt to get a cartel member to criticize Trump backfired when he instead expressed respect for the president.
• The mainstream media’s desperate attempts to undermine Trump continue to damage their own credibility with Americans.
• Even members of criminal organizations recognize that Trump’s policies aim to protect Americans, validating his approach to border security.

Sources: Daily Wire