‘Not My Argument’: Pam Bondi Doesn’t Take Democrat Senator’s Accusation Lying Down

Attorney General Pam Bondi fired back at Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island on Wednesday for saying she is not taking action to prevent Mexican gangs from acquiring American weaponry.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has stopped almost 9,700 firearms from potentially heading to “dangerous” individuals in Mexico since President Donald Trump took office again on Jan. 20, according to a May 2 press release. Bondi, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, defended the Trump administration’s efforts and criticized former President Joe Biden’s administration for its border policy.

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“What are we doing to stop American weapons going to Mexico to arm their gangs?” Reed asked.

“We are arresting people who have illegal firearms in our country,” Bondi said. “We’re not sending people back to Mexico with guns. We’re throwing them in our jails and prosecuting them.”

Reed disagreed.

“No, you’re allowing them to be purchased in the United States and driven across the border,” the senator said. “Most of these gangs have completely turned themselves into military organizations because they’re using American weapons, American technology, and your argument is that, well, we’re not doing anything about them.”