CNN journalist Isobel Yeung asked, “According to the Trump Administration, you are a terrorist… What do you make of that?” The gang member replied, “Well, the situation is ugly but we have to eat.”
CNN has come under fire after airing an interview with a masked Sinaloa Cartel member who surprisingly expressed respect for former President Donald Trump.
The segment, aired Saturday and filmed in a secret Mexican location, followed Trump’s renewed vow to classify drug cartels as terrorists amid rising fentanyl-related deaths in the U.S.
CNN journalist Isobel Yeung asked, “According to the Trump Administration, you are a terrorist… What do you make of that?” The gang member replied, “Well, the situation is ugly but we have to eat.”
When asked what he would say to Trump, he responded, “My respect. According to him, he’s looking out for his people… But the problem is the consumers are in the United States. If there weren’t any consumers we would stop.”
The network was swiftly mocked online. One user wrote, “They were clearly hoping for a ‘Trump is evil’ soundbite. Instead? Total backfire.” Others accused CNN of sympathizing with criminals.