NEW DETAILS: Mullin warns terrorists, cartels are JOINING FORCES against US

Y. COMMITTEES ACCESS TO CHEAPER TV. AD RATES. BUT FIRST, AS WE APPROACH 25. YEARS SINCE THE 9/11 TERRORIST. ATTACKS, THE THREATS FACING THE. HOMELAND HAVE CHANGED. DRAMATICALLY FROM TERRORISM AND. CYBER ATTACKS TO CARTELS AND AND. THREATS AGAINST PUBLIC. OFFICIALS. JOINING US NOW, THE HOMELAND. SECURITY SECRETARY, MARKWAYNE. MULLIN. SECRETARY MULLIN, THANK YOU VERY. MUCH FOR BEING HERE. >> PETER, THANKS FOR HAVING ME. ON. PETER: I REMEMBER HEARING IN. TRUMP 1.0 ONE OF YOUR.

PREDECESSOSORS AT DHS WAS TELLIG. PEOPLE PRIVATELY IF YOU KNEW. WHAT I KNEW, YOU WOULDN'T SLEEP. AT NIGHT. WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT? >> WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF I AGREE. WITH THAT. I SLEEP WELL BECAUSE I KNOW WE. HAVE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN. THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF. HOMELAND SECURITY. WE HAVE 270,000 EMPLOYEES THAT. EVERY SINGLE DAY THEIR MISSION. IS SIMPLY TO PROTECT THE. HOMELAND. KEEP IN MIND, WHEN I TOOK OVER, WE WERE OVER A 40-DAY SHUTDOWN. AND ALL THESE MEN AND WOMEN WERE. STILL SHOWING UP, DOING THEIR.

JOB, PROTECTING THE HOMELAND FOR. FREE. SO WHEN I SAY I'VE GOT GREAT. PATRIOTS THAT I WORK WITH -- I. SINCERELY MEAN THAT. PETER, EVERY SINGLE DAY I GET A. BRIEFING, WE HAVE NEW THREATS. AND EVERY SINGLE DAY THE THREATS. ARE CHANGING. EVERY TIME WE STOP A THREAT, A. TERRORIST ACT OR A CRIMINAL. ACTIVITY THAT'S TAKEN PLACE, THEY ALSO CHANGE THEIR TACTICS. WE HAVE TO BE CONSTANTLY MOVING. FROM CYBER TO SEA, TO AIR AND TO. LAND. WE ARE CONSTANTLY MOVING. IN FACT, I TELL YOU, IF YOU LOOK.

AT MOST OF OUR SEALS THROUGHOUT. ALL THE AGENCY -- SEALS, THE. EAGLE LOOKS TO THE PALM LEAF. BECAUSE THTHAT'S IN A TIME OF. PEACE. WE'RE CHANGING THE SEAL TO MAKE. IT LOOK TOWARDS THE ARROWS. BECAUSE IT MEANS WE'RE AT WAR. HOMELAND SECURITY IS AT WAR. EVERY SINGLE DAY AGAINST BAD. ACTORS TRYING TO HURT OUR. BACKYARDS, AND WE'RE NOT GOING. TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. PETER: DIDN'T KNOW THAT ABOUT. THE SEALS. WE'VE GO THE 25TH -- GOT THE. 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 COMING.

UP, YOUR DEPARTMENT WAS CREATED. TO COMBAT THREATS FROM ISLAMIC. TERRORISTS. A QUARTER OF A CENTURY LATER, WHAT IS THE TOP THREAT TO THE. HOMELAND? >> IT'S STILL TERRORISTS, BUT. THE TERRORISTS HAVE JOINED WITH. THE CARTELS. THE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT TRUMP. UNDERNEATH HIS LEADERSHIP, HE. RECOGNIZED THE THREAT. HE RECOGNIZED THAT THE CARTELS. ARE THREATENING OUR HOMELAND. KEEP IN MIND, BECAUSE OF. FENTANYL OVERD.C. WE'VE --. OVERDOSE WE LOST MORE PEOPLE IN. A YEAR THAN WE DID DURING THE. ENTIRE VIETNAM WAR. THE PRESIDENT, RIGHTFULLY SO,

DESIGNATED THESE CARTELS AS. TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BEEN IN. OFFICE AND WE WENT AFTER THE BAD. ACTORS THAT THE BIDEN. ADMINISTRATION HAD ALLOWED INTO. THE UNITED STATES, WE'VE. ARRESTED OVER 1900 TERRORISTS. HERE IN THE HOMELAND. AND THEN WE'RE SEEING THE. ISLAMIC TERRORISTS JOINING WITH. THE MEXICAN CARTELS THAT ARE. TRYING TO USE ALL THE RESOURCES. TO COME AFTER US. AND THEN WE'RE SEEING THE DRONE. ATTACKS THAT ARE STARTING TO. TAKE PLACE AND THE REAL THREAT. THAT THAT HAPPENS.

FOR YEARS, PETER, WE HAVE TRIED. TO PROTECTCT OUR SENSITIVE AREAS. WITH FENCES AND ARMED SECURITY. GUARDS. NOW WE'RE HAVING TO REALIZE THAT. THE THREAT COMES FROM THE AIR. TOO WITH SIMPLE DRONES PEOPLE. CAN BUY ONLINE ON AMAZON. SO OUR THREAT IS CHANGING. AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY ADAPTING. PETER, I FEEL STRONG WHERE WE'RE. AT, BUT 9/11 WAS CREATED TO MAKE. SURE THAT WE HAVE INTERAGENCIES. WORKING SO NO ONE'S SILOED. WHAT'S VERY DANGEROUS, WHEN YOU. HAVE THESE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT ANDS.

THESE SOCIALIST DEMOCRATS THAT. SAY WORDS LIKE DEFUND CBP OR. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, AND DEFUND I.C.E., THEY START. TAKING LAYERS OUT OF OUR ABILITY. TO ACTUALLY PROTECT BECAUSE WE. DON'T -- WE HAVE 22 AGENCIES, 270,000 EMPLOYEES, WE ALL WORK. TOGETHER. WHEN YOU TAKE ONE PIECE OUT, THAT'S ONE OAR THAT'S BEEN. DROPPED IN THE BOAT, AND IT. MAKES IT HARDER FOR US TO DO OUR. JOBS, AND THE DEMOCRATS KNOW. THIS. WE'RE FIGHTING TO MAKE SURE WE. WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT THE.

HOMELAND. PETER: IT'S LABOR DAY WEEKEND, THE TRADITIONAL KICKOFF TO. CAMPAIGN SEASON. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF POLITICAL. ASSASSINATIONS OR ASSASSINATION. ATTEMPTS AGAINST CANDIDATES OR. AGAINST --. >> UNFORTUNATELY. PETER: -- OFFICE HOLDERS. ARE CANDIDATES THIS CYCLE SAFE? >> WELL, I WOULD SAY YOU'RE. NEVER SAFE WHEN YOU'RE IN THE. PUBLIC EYE. IF YOU READ ANY OF THE SOCIAL. MEDIA POSTS, WHICH I CHOOSE NOT. TO, BUT YOU SEE THE HATEFULNESS.

THAT'S OUT THERE. YOU SEE THE ATTACKS ON PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S LIFE EVERY SINGLE DAY. BUT YOU HAVE A LEADER THAT'S OUT. THERE THAT'S TO CONSTANTLY. SAYING FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT. HE'S LEADING FROM THE FRONT, CAN. THAT'S WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. NEED TO KNOW. THE THREATS TO O OUR ELECTED. OFFICIALS, THEY DON'T GO AWAY. THE DANGEROUS RHETORIC THAT THE. DEMOCRATS USE IS ABSOLUTELY. STIRRING THE POT OR PUTTING FUEL. ON THE FLAMES. AND WE'VE GOT TO BRING DOWN THE. TEMPERATURE. THE TEMPERATURE'S NOT GOING TO. COME DOWN ON ITSELF. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE TO. REALIZE THAT WE DO HAVE A.

REPUBLIC. AND THE REPUBLIC HAS DIFFERENT. OPINIONS. IT'S OKAY TO HAVE DIFFERENT. OPINIONS, IT'S WHEN YOU CROSS. THE LINE AND SAY THAT DIFFERENT. OPINION NEEDS TO BE SILENCED AND. NEEDS TO BE SILENCED THROUGH. VIOLENCE. THAT'S WHERE HOMELAND COMES INTO. PLAY. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO STOP. THAT VIOLENCE AT. FREE SPEECH IS SOMETHING WE ALL. PROTECT, BUT THERE'S A LINE THAT. YOU CAN CROSS THAT GOES FROM. FREE SPEECH TO INCITING. DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR. AND WE HAVE TO ATTACK THAT. DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR AT EVERY. TURNING POINT. PETER: AND THIS CYCLE'S.

HAPPENING ON THE BACKDROP OF A. WAR OR A MILITARY CONFLICT, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. WE HAVE LEVELED IRAN'S MILITARY, BUT NOW WE UNDERSTAND THEY'VE. GOT THIS CYBER ARMY. THEY'RE TRYING TO HACK WATER. SYSTEMS, OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE IN. THE UNITED STATES. THE VICE PRESIDENT JUST TALKED. ABOUT THIS. WE'VE GOT A SHORT CLIP. ENTER IF YOU LOOK AT THE IRANIAN. ABILITY TO DISRUPT THE NORMAL. LIVES OF AMERICANS, I THINK IT'S. QUITE LIMITED. IT'S NOT ZERO, BUT IT'S QUITE. LIMITED. I'D BE MUCH MORE WORRIED ABOUT. CYBER ATTACKS FROM OTHER ACTORS.

PETER: HOW WORRIED ARE YOU ABOUT. THESE CYBER ATTACKS, AND WHICH. OTHER ACTORS ARE TRYING TO HACK. POLITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE HERE? >> WELL, THE VICE PRESIDENT IS. VERY ACCURATE ON THAT. BECAUSE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. ABILITY TO GO AFTER THE. INFRASTRUCTURE OF THIS MURDEROUS. REGIME AND THE IRGC IN IRAN, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LIMIT SOME OF. THEIR CAPABILITY. HOWEVER, THAT CAPABILITY HAS NOW. SWITCHED T TO NORTH KOREA. CHINA HAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF. EFFORT MOVING TOWARDS CYBER. ATTACKS BECAUSE OF ALL THE.

TECHNOLOGY THEY HAVE SHIPPED IN. TO THE UNITED STATES WITH OUR. INFRASTRUCTURE EXPECT AMOUNT OF. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THAT THEY. HAVE STOLEN. RUSSIA HAS BAD ACTORS THAT T THY. ALLOW TO OPERATE WITHIN THEIR. BOUNDARIES THAT ARE ALSO. PROTECTED, AND THEY KNOW ABOUT. IT. SO IT DOESN'T STOP. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF. ATTACKS EVERY WEEK THAT'S COMING. AGAINST OUR CRITICAL. INFRASTRUCTURE. AND SIS -- CISA, WHICH FALLS. UNDERNEATH DHS, WE'RE CON. CONSTANT,LY PUSHING BACK ON. THAT. WE HAVE -- CONSTANTLY PUSHING.

BACK ON THAT. WE HAVE GOOD PARTNERSHIPS WITH. PRIVATE INDUSTRY TOO. WE ARE ROLLING OUT NEW. TECHNIQUES TO PROTECT IT, BUT WE. HAD AN INCIDENT JUST LAST WEEK. THAT HAD THREATENED 1700 TO. INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES. NOW, IT WAS MORE OF A THREAT. THAN IT WAS AN ABILITY, BUT IT. WAS A GREAT PRACTICE FOR US TO. UNDERSTAND WHERE THOSE THREATS. ARE COMING FROM AND HOW TO START. HARDENING THAT. PETER, IT'S LIKE PLAYING. WHACK-A-MOLE. EVERY TIME YOU STOP IS ONE AREA. AND PUT UP A FIREWALL, THEY'RE.

CONSTANTLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. HOW TO GO AROUND IT. AND CYBER IS A REAL THREAT. I'M TALKING ABOUT CYBER FROM. SPACE DOWN TO THE. INFRASTRUCTURE. SO WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID. HE'S GOING TO START THE SPACE. ACADEMY, THAT IS ALSO GOING. TOWARDS CYBER TOO BECAUSE THE. FIGHTS ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE, FIST, IN OUR SKIES AND OUR. INFRASTRUCTURE AND IN SPACE. BEFORE WE PROBABLY SEE ANY. KINETIC ACTIVITY ON THE GROUND. PETER: AND YOU MENTIONED PLAYING. WHACK-A-MOLE. THAT IS A PERFECT TRANSITION TO. SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO. FINISH WITH YOU ON, SECRETARY. MULLIN. THE WHITE HOUSE ACTUALLY HAS AN.

ARCADE NOW ON THEIR WEB SITE. WE'VE GOT SOME VIDEO. "THE SUNDAY BRIEFING" YOU MIGHT. GET TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES AND. WE'VE GOT THE VIDEO. THERE'S BUILD THE WALL WHICH IS. LIKE TETRIS, AND THEN THERE'S. THE RIO RUN WHICH IS LIKE SNAKE. MY QUESTION, WHICH GAME ARE YOU. PLAYING THE MOST WHEN YOU'RE. DRIVING AROUND IN YOUR. MOTORCADE? [LAUGHTER]. >> WELL, I'M NOT A GAMER. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER PLAYED A. VIDEO GAME IN MY LIFE OTHER THAN. MAYBE MARIO WHEN I WAS VERY.

YOUNG ON NINTENDO. BUT I CHALLENGE ANYBODY TO TRY. BEATING DHS' RECORD ON THE 43. MILLION AMERICANS -- 43 MILLION. ILLEGALS OUT OF AMERICA. WE'RE WORKING HARD AND BUILDING. THAT WALL EVERY DAY TOO. I THINK IT WAS GENIUS. I THINK IT'S FUNNY. I THINK IT SHOWS A TREMENDOUS AM. OF, I DON'T KNOW, CREATIVITY. BUT IT ALSO HAS A LITTLE BIT OF. A THROWBACK THEME THERE. AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S SERIOUS. WE ARE PROTECTING AMERICA'S.

BORDERS, WE ARE GETTING ILLEGALS. OUT OF THE COUNTRY, AND THIS. JUST HIGH RIGHTS IT. PETER: I BET YOU NEVER THOUGHT. YOU'D BE IN A SPLIT BOX ON FOX. NEWS CHANNEL WITH TETRIS GAME. PLAY, BUT NOW YOU HAVE --.