Rep. Ben Cline joins Joe Pags for a wide-ranging and hard-hitting interview that tackles the most urgent threats facing America—from violent gangs and broken borders to the assault on our constitutional rights. In one of the most alarming developments of the week, Cline details the arrest of an MS-13 ringleader in Virginia, just outside the nation’s capital. “Ring leader of the east coast,” he says, describing the high-ranking criminal figure taken into custody. For Cline, this isn’t just a local incident—it’s a symptom of a much bigger failure in Washington.
“When you have open borders, you’re inviting terrorists, you’re inviting gang leaders,” Cline warns, calling the Biden administration’s immigration policies “willful negligence.” He points to the impeachment of former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as a critical first step. “We needed Mayorkas removed,” Cline states, adding that “there’s copability in this previous administration,” referencing the long trail of damage left behind. “These victims deserve to be compensated for the damage the Biden admin did,” he tells Pags.
But gang crime isn’t the only threat on the rise. Cline also takes on the growing wave of swatting attacks—an insidious tactic being used to target conservative voices. “It speaks to their lack of agenda … instead, they resort to violence,” he says. Cline demands that real accountability be brought to bear for those using these dangerous pranks to silence opposition.
The conversation turns to Second Amendment rights, where Cline references his cosponsored Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act: “You would be allowed to conceal carry” across state lines—no longer subject to a patchwork of conflicting laws. “These are God-given rights,” Cline declares, “and government’s job is to protect those rights.” Cline goes on to further state, “It would restore the Second Amendment across this country.”
They also touch on the ongoing Signal chat controversy, known as Signalgate. Cline expresses confidence in the Trump administration’s response, saying, “I’m hopeful the administration will get to the bottom of it.”
And when it comes to America’s ballooning debt, Cline argues in favor of the recent Trump tax cuts: “We have to find a way to quantify it and then codify it,” he tells Pags. The stakes, he suggests, are enormous—and the left’s failure to offer real policy solutions is a danger in itself. “It speaks to their lack of agenda,” he repeats, highlighting how distraction and division have replaced leadership on the other side of the aisle.
From MS-13 arrests and swatting threats to gun rights and fiscal sanity, Rep. Ben Cline doesn’t hold back. His conversation with Pags is urgent, timely, and packed with solutions. Watch the full interview to hear why this fight is just getting started—and how Cline plans to defend your rights.