threatening the united states. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill: i m bill hemmer, good morning to you at home. today s hearing comes amid growing threats as mexican cartels hold control along the southern border. friday s kidnapping of four americans in mexico the latest example of growing threats and deadly danger. two of the four americans were found dead, two survived and are now back in the u.s. being treated in a brownsville, texas hospital. the white house yesterday calling cartel violence a top priority. americans are being slaughtered, would president biden take the same approach if it was al qaeda or isis operating just across the border from an american city. the president takes this very seriously issue the fbi and other agents have been on top of this from day one. that is what he will continue to do. would president biden consider using the u.s. military to disrupt cartel operations? i will not get into the military a
u.s. border. watch this. they are terrorists. there is another hostage issue the mexico government. the mexican government is being held hostage by parimilitary organizations that effectively control mexico. it is pretty close to a failed narco state. senator lindsey graham says he is not talking, acting with legislation to designate to make certain drug cartels foreign terrorist organizations and set the stage to use military force if necessary. will the president go that far? karine jean-pierre would not answer peter doocy s question, it is possible we ll see action from the white house. dana: thank you. bill: pressure grows for the white house to act, biden administration might be considering reinstating a trump era policy that detains migrant