Trump Just Defunded Arizona’s Anti-Drug Task Force—Even Conservatives Are Calling BS

Trump Just Defunded Arizona’s Anti-Drug Task Force—Even Conservatives Are Calling BS

I just spoke to one of the most conservative sheriffs in Arizona this morning—a guy who probably has a framed picture of Ronald Reagan in his office—and even he is pissed.

His exact words? “This is bullshit.”

Why? Because Trump just defunded Arizona’s HIDE initiatives—a major anti-drug task force that fights drug traffickers on the front lines.

Yes, you read that right.

The same Trump who keeps screaming about how he’s going to "declare war on drug cartels" just cut funding to the actual people stopping those cartels.

So in one breath, he says, “We need to fight these dangerous criminals!”

And in the next breath? “Let’s take away all the funding from the people fighting these dangerous criminals.”

You can’t make this up. Even Arizona Republicans—who practically worship Trump—are looking around like, “Uh, what the hell?”

This isn’t “tough on crime.” This is tough on common sense.