Blinken ADMITS parts of Mexico are controlled by cartels, not by the government trends now

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed Wednesday that he believed parts of Mexico are controlled by the drug cartels and not by the Mexican government. 

Giving testimony during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee he also said he'd 'consider' pushing that the drug gants are designated as terrorist groups.

Blinken was being questioned by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who held a press conference earlier this month and said he wanted cartels to be labeled terrorist organizations and pressed Congress to authorize the use of military force to destroy Mexican drug labs. 

During Wednesday's hearing, Graham asked Blinken, 'Are the drug cartels in control of parts of Mexico not the government of Mexico?'

'I think that’s fair to say, yes,' President Joe Biden's top diplomat answered.