SAN DIEGO, CA — Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance vowed that the Trump administration would get tough on social media companies, which have become hotbeds for cartel recruitment — warning that the tech giants will have “hell to pay” if they don’t crack down.
“We certainly believe that if the Department of Justice applied appropriate pressure on these social media companies they could behave a lot better and if they don’t there’s gonna be hell to pay,” he continued. “We have over a hundred juveniles in the last 18 months that we’ve apprehended in this county smuggling, all the way to the age of 13 and 12 years of age down here, driving grandma’s car, a friend’s car, or mom and dad’s car down here, and it’s social media,” County Sheriff Mark Dannels also told the outlet.
“It’s cartel members and cartel organizations that are targeting anybody, specifically, gearing towards teens wanting money, if they can make a quick buck.”