'Do You Feel More Or Less Safe Now That Pres. Trump Is Back?': Wesley Hunt Questions TdA Victim

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At today's House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) questioned Cindy Romero, an Aurora, Colorado, citizen who was victimized by Tren de Aragua.  Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript   Stay Connected Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com

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00:00from Texas, Mr. Hunt. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Democrats love to talk about democracy. They

00:06claim Donald Trump is a threat to it. They say actions taken by his administration undermine it.

00:11But let's be clear, Democrats have twisted and weaponized the word democracy into nothing more

00:16than a partisan talking point. So let me tell you what democracy is not. Democracy is not the

00:22tyranny of the majority. When 77 million Americans cast their vote for a president, and when every

00:28major swing state breaks in his favor, and when the Electoral College delivers a clear mandate,

00:33it is not democracy when a district court judge overturns the will of the American people and

00:38usurps the constitutional authority of the commander-in-chief. Full stop. President Trump,

00:43along with Tom Homan, CBP, and ICE, are doing an outstanding job securing our homeland,

00:48and in just a few months, we have seen historic progress on border enforcement,

00:53gotaways are down, arrests are up, and deportations are finally happening.

00:57But now we are beginning to see that progress stall. And why? Because of the tyranny of the

01:03minority. Activist judges targeting immigration executive orders. It is not the role, nor is it

01:09the authority, of a single judge to undermine the commander-in-chief's constitutional responsibility

01:15to repeal an invasion. And make no mistake about it, this is an invasion. 20 million people

01:20entering our country illegally for the past four years is, in fact, the quintessential definition

01:25of an invasion. It's not just a border crisis. We are fighting cartels like Trinidad and Tobago

01:32and MS-13. You see, groups like these, in coordination with the Chinese Communist Party,

01:37are flooding our country with fentanyl. It is not just a crisis here on drugs,

01:42it is chemical warfare. And fentanyl is not a simple drug, it's also poison.

01:49In my conversations with Texas sheriffs in the front lines, there's absolutely no confusion about

01:55what's happening. The mission of these cartels, backed by the CCP, is simple. And they told me

02:00this, and I quote, kill the gringo. And that's the reality. And President Trump is using his power

02:08and his constitutional power given to him by the American public to stop this from happening.

02:14Mr. Romero, thank you very much for being here. I really appreciate your testimony earlier.

02:19You went as far as saying publicly that in Kamala Harris's America, every state is a border state

02:25and every community is under threat. You also said that after Trinidad and Tobago invaded your

02:30apartment complex, you reached out to local media and several NGOs in your community begging for

02:35help, begging for help. And you were turned away because there were no government programs that

02:39grant citizens protected status. I have a question for you, ma'am. Do you feel more or less safe now

02:45that President Trump is back in the White House? More. And why do you say that? Because he's

02:51getting rid of the criminals that were harassing all of us. Do you think that President Trump is

02:56putting the priorities of America and the average American citizen above the priorities of the

03:02cartels and those people that want to destroy this nation? Yes, because these people were causing

03:06immediate harm to citizens, not some imaginary harm that could happen one day.

03:15I mean, if you had a message for the American people today, what would it be?

03:20This is a real threat to our communities, not just mine, not an isolated incident, not

03:28just regulated to one building. These are all over the United States. Apparently,

03:34people have forgotten 9-11. There are dangerous criminals in our country. And if we don't start

03:43getting them out now, then when? After they victimize someone just like me?

03:50I fought for this country. There are many people in this room that fought for this country.

03:55I flew 55 combatant missions in Baghdad in an Apache helicopter because I do not want to see

04:00animals in our country terrorize my fellow Americans. That's what we took an oath to do.

04:06As sitting here in the halls of Congress, it is also our responsibility to protect the American

04:10citizen first. For the record, as somebody has deployed all over this world, no other country

04:16operates like this. None. You cannot tell me a country that would allow 20 million people to

04:22enter their country illegally and their country do absolutely nothing about it. And for the record,

04:26this is the greatest country in the world. That's why there's 20 million people trying to enter it

04:30illegally. So therefore, we bear an even greater responsibility to keep these animals from entering

04:35our country to protect you, the American public. That's our job. President Trump won. He was given

04:42a mandate for that very reason. He promised to protect us and put our priorities first.

04:47It is just that simple. I understand my colleagues on the left may disagree with this

04:52to a certain extent. But quite frankly, the mandate was already given to us. And ma'am,

04:56you're sitting here right now because you are terrorized by the very animals that had no

04:59business being in our country in the first place. I'll let you answer this last question, ma'am.

05:04As we move forward, what would you like us to do to protect you? Briefly, please.

05:12Stop wasting tax dollars trying to interrupt him and stop him from what he's doing.

05:17Do something to protect the people who elected you and put you in your spots

05:22to look down and decide what happens to the rest of us.

05:25Thank you, ma'am. I'll get back to the remainder of my time.

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