Topic: Operation Lone Star

Doc Pete Chambers describes the "optics" of Operation Lone Star, claiming troops were given rules of engagement that prevented them from effectively stopping cartels. He recounts seeing decapitated bodies in Mexico just across from Roma, Texas, as evidence of the brutal reality of cartel control. Chambers argues that Governor Abbott's recent Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designations lack the "teeth" necessary for actual enforcement.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is leading a coalition of 14 states in defiance of the federal government regarding border security. Citing the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, Abbott has deployed the Texas National Guard to install razor wire and block illegal entry points. This move follows a lower court ruling and has prompted calls from Democrats for President Biden to nationalize the Texas National Guard.