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Jim Pfaff on Worldview: Cartel Terrorist Designation, NATO | Dec 11, 2025

Published: December 11, 2025
Network: Worldview Tube
Analysis: Conservative Caucus President Jim Pfaff

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The Trump administration’s terrorist designations for drug cartels and gangs have already resulted in 35,000 narco-terrorists being added to watch lists, with approximately 6,000 prevented from entering the United States, according to testimony delivered by Joe Kent before Congress this week. The decisive action represents a fundamental shift in how America confronts the organizations responsible for hundreds of thousands of fentanyl deaths, while Democrats continue deflecting blame for security failures including the recent National Guard terrorist attack in Washington, D.C.

Topics Covered

• Terrorist Designations: 35,000 Cartel Members on Watch Lists
• Democrats Downplay National Guard Terrorist Attack
• NATO Chief Issues War Warning for Europe
• Biden Official Admits Ukraine-NATO Deal Could Have Prevented War
• Key Takeaways

Terrorist Designations: 35,000 Cartel Members on Watch Lists

In powerful testimony before Congress, Joe Kent revealed the immediate impact of President Trump’s decision to designate drug cartels and gangs as terrorist organizations. The terrorist designations have fundamentally changed America’s ability to combat these threats by turning intelligence community tools against narco-terrorist networks.

“These individuals, these terrorists, have killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, as these angel families will tell you firsthand. What President Trump has done by designating them as terrorists has allowed us to turn the tools of the intelligence community against them and predominantly watch list them as terrorists to prevent them from ever coming into America in the first place.”
— Joe Kent, Congressional Testimony

The numbers tell a compelling story: 35,000 identified narco-terrorists now appear on watch lists, and approximately 6,000 have already been stopped from entering American territory. This represents a proactive approach to border security that goes beyond physical barriers to include intelligence-driven threat identification. Jim Pfaff emphasized the constitutional authority behind these actions: “One of the reasons you need an executive, meaning the president, who has strong tools to use internationally is because Congress cannot move quickly enough to deal with these threats. So there was some argument about whether Donald Trump had to get congressional approval for this terrorist designation. I don’t think he does at all.” The Trump administration has also taken direct action against state sponsors of these networks. A Venezuelan oil tanker was seized in international waters, demonstrating the administration’s willingness to pressure regimes that facilitate narco-terrorism. While Pfaff noted constitutional restrictions on declaring war without congressional approval, he praised the firm stance: “The strength that Donald Trump is showing is putting pressure on Venezuela. We have an interest in our own hemisphere to make sure that we can remain safe and Donald Trump’s doing it.”

Democrats Downplay National Guard Terrorist Attack

Congressional Democrats revealed their moral bankruptcy when discussing the recent terrorist attack that killed two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C. Representative Benny Thompson, who illegally led the January 6th committee and destroyed relevant records, characterized the premeditated murder as an “unfortunate accident.” When Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem corrected Thompson’s characterization, he persisted in minimizing the attack. The exchange exposed the depths of Democratic dishonesty on national security issues.

“Benny Thompson is a scoundrel. It is absurd for him to call it an unfortunate incident. That was literally a terrorist act on American soil. And it wasn’t an accident. It was a premeditated terrorist attack, not an accident. It was planned. It was premeditated. There’s no accident there.”
— Jim Pfaff, President, The Conservative Caucus

Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois attempted a different approach, blaming President Trump for the attack by questioning why National Guard troops were deployed in the first place. Pfaff dismantled this argument by pointing to Duckworth’s own policy record: “This is a woman from Illinois, a senator from Illinois, who is doing nothing to protect the people of Chicago, Illinois. She’s not advocating for reductions in crime. Just the opposite. She wants to harbor illegals, particularly criminal illegals, who are violating the people of Chicago and other parts of the state of Illinois, and she’ll do nothing about it.” The terrorist who murdered the National Guardsmen traveled from the West Coast specifically to commit this act—a direct consequence of policies that allowed criminal illegal aliens to remain in the country. The attacker should never have been in America in the first place, making this tragedy entirely preventable under proper immigration enforcement. Pfaff addressed the proper Christian response to such political malfeasance: “I just want to tell every Christian listening who would say, why would you speak this way about a member of Congress? Romans 13 says you’re supposed to respect those in authority. Those in authority are magistrate authority… That sort of respect does not accrue to elected members of Congress. We actually need to work harder to shame them when they do what’s wrong.”

NATO Chief Issues War Warning for Europe

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivered an ominous warning about the potential for large-scale conflict in Europe, calling on member nations to prepare for war on the scale their grandparents endured during World War II. “We must be prepared for the scale of war our grandparents and great-grandparents endured,” Rutte declared. “Imagine it, a conflict reaching every home, every workplace. Destruction, mass mobilization, millions displaced, widespread suffering and extreme losses.” The NATO chief’s dramatic rhetoric serves multiple purposes, some more legitimate than others. Pfaff acknowledged the valid aspect: “Every country in Europe has neglected its responsibility to build up their military stature such to be able to prevent war. To build up a strong military is to prevent war. We learn that through the Reagan administration and it ultimately led to the downfall of the Soviet Union.” This aligns with President Trump’s longstanding criticism that NATO members have failed to meet their defense spending commitments, forcing American taxpayers to subsidize European security. If Rutte’s warning motivates European nations to finally invest in their own defense capabilities, it serves a constructive purpose. However, Pfaff warned against the fear-mongering dimension of Rutte’s message: “I think it is fear-mongering to say that the Ukraine situation is going to immediately lead to Russian invasion of Europe. I don’t see that the case. As evil as I believe Vladimir Putin to be, he actually doesn’t have the capability to have unilateral war with NATO countries right now and I don’t think he has any ambition for that at present.”

“When you are beating the, when you’re pounding the drum beats of war, you’re going to get war. If you are working towards peace with a strong military, that’s a much better strategy. That’s the Donald Trump strategy. It hasn’t always been Europe strategy and it certainly wasn’t Joe Biden’s strategy.”
— Jim Pfaff, President, The Conservative Caucus

The distinction matters enormously. Building military strength to deter aggression differs fundamentally from beating war drums that make conflict more likely. The Reagan doctrine demonstrated that “peace through strength” works precisely because it avoids the provocative rhetoric that can escalate tensions into actual warfare.

Biden Official Admits Ukraine-NATO Deal Could Have Prevented War

In a stunning admission, Biden administration Europe Chief Amanda Sloat revealed that the administration discouraged Ukraine from making commitments that could have prevented the Russian invasion entirely. The revelation confirms what critics have long suspected: Biden administration policy actively contributed to the outbreak of war. Sloat acknowledged that before the February 2022 invasion, discussions occurred about whether Ukraine should simply declare it would not join NATO: “We had some conversations even before the war started about what if Ukraine comes out and just says to Russia, fine, you know, we won’t go into NATO, you know, if that stops the war, if that stops the invasion, you know, which at that point it may well have done.” The Biden administration’s position? They were “uncomfortable with the idea of the US pushing Ukraine not to do that,” effectively giving Russia justification for its security concerns while refusing to address them diplomatically. Pfaff emphasized the significance of the Istanbul talks sabotage: “Remember that Boris Johnson, former prime minister of the UK, rushed down to Istanbul at the behest of the Biden administration to tell Zelensky to take no deal. And it’s very likely that had Zelensky at that time as well, right as the war was in its early stages, made a claim that they would never go into NATO… I think they could have gotten it all back potentially, or at least most of it, had he just made the commitment not to join NATO.” The consequences of Biden’s policy have been catastrophic: hundreds of thousands dead, hundreds of billions of dollars expended, and Ukraine in a far weaker position than it held in early 2022. All of this was avoidable. “This is a very revealing video and it shows the duplicity and insanity even of Biden administration policy as it relates to Ukraine,” Pfaff concluded. The admission raises serious questions about whether the Biden administration wanted the war to continue for geopolitical reasons unrelated to Ukrainian or American interests. The fundamental question remains: Why does Ukraine need to be in NATO at all? There is no compelling American security interest in extending NATO membership to Ukraine. The alliance can maintain a strong defensive posture without provocatively incorporating a nation on Russia’s border. Biden’s refusal to acknowledge this reality helped trigger a war that has devastated Ukraine and brought the world closer to nuclear confrontation than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Key Takeaways

1. Terrorist Designations Work – Trump’s designation of cartels and gangs as terrorist organizations has resulted in 35,000 narco-terrorists on watch lists and 6,000 prevented from entering the U.S., demonstrating the power of using intelligence tools against these threats.
2. Democrats Own the National Guard Attack – The terrorist attack that killed two National Guardsmen resulted directly from Democratic policies that allowed criminal illegal aliens to remain in America. Attempts by Thompson and Duckworth to minimize or blame Trump for the attack represent moral bankruptcy.
3. NATO Needs to Fund Its Own Defense – European nations have neglected their military capabilities for decades. While they should build up their forces, war-mongering rhetoric about inevitable conflict with Russia serves no constructive purpose and risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
4. Biden Sabotaged Ukraine Peace – A Biden administration official admitted that Ukraine could have avoided war by committing not to join NATO, and that peace talks in Istanbul were sabotaged at Biden’s direction. Hundreds of thousands have died because of these decisions.
5. Executive Authority on National Security – The president has constitutional authority to act quickly on national security threats without waiting for congressional approval on every tactical decision. This executive power is essential for protecting American lives when Congress cannot move with sufficient speed.

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Originally broadcast December 11, 2025 on Worldview Tube.