The Matt Walsh Show Ep. 1739 - We Live Next to a Failed Narco-State. Why Are We STILL Focused on the Mid-East?
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Feb 24, 2026 Violent cartel warfare in Mexico spirals into chaos with tourism and civilians caught in the crossfire. Debate over whether U.S. priorities should shift from the Middle East to the southern border. Political calls for Democrats to return to cultural normalcy get scrutinized. Massive school screen adoption and its reported catastrophic effects on student attention and learning are examined.
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Southern Border Is Adjacent To Level Four War Zones
- The U.S. now borders Mexican states the State Department labels as level four no-go zones.
- Matt Walsh cites the State Department map and recent cartel attacks in Puerto Vallarta and Jalisco to show narco-terrorists operate like a neighboring war zone.
Tourists Trapped As Cartels Close Airports And Streets
- Marriott subreddit guests posted stranded and frustrated reports from Puerto Vallarta amid cartel violence.
- Walsh reads posts about closed airports, burned buses, and hotels refusing late checkout to illustrate Mexico's tourism crisis.
Shift Military Focus To Destroy Cartels
- The U.S. should prioritize a military campaign to dismantle Mexican cartels rather than further Middle East interventions.
- Walsh argues U.S. resources near Iran should be redeployed to assist in destroying narco-terrorists threatening border communities and stopping fentanyl deaths.