'What's his name? We'll destroy his career': Trump's offer to Texas sheriff who complained about lawmaker he claims is trying to aid drugs cartels
- President Donald Trump entertained county sheriffs in the Roosevelt Room today at the White House
- A Texas sheriff told the president about a lawmaker who was backing asset forfeiture legislation the sheriff believed would help the Mexican drug cartels
- Trump wasn't having it as he said: 'Who is the state senator? Do you want to give his name? We'll destroy his career,' the president said to laughs
President Donald Trump had some tough language for a state senator who a local Texas sheriff believed was helping the Mexican drug cartels.
'Who is the state senator? Do you want to give his name? We'll destroy his career,' the president offered today in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
Amid laughter, Rockwall County, Texas, Sheriff Harold Eavenson stayed mum and didn't give up the senator's name, nor did he accept Trump's offer.
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President Donald Trump entertained county sheriffs in the White House's Roosevelt Room earlier today
During the meeting, Sheriff Harold Eavenson (right) brought up a Texas lawmaker who was offering legislation that the sheriff believed would help Mexican drug cartels
In response, President Trump (left) asked 'what's his name?' Before offering, 'We'll destroy his career.' Eavenson (right) did not give Trump the name of the lawmaker
The Republican president was entertaining county sheriffs today at the White House when the exchange occurred.
'The sheriffs are good people,' the president said when reporters were allowed briefly into the room.
Trump also took the opportunity to note to reporters that the sheriffs didn't get enough media coverage.
The president also repeated one of his most well-known campaign promises, that he would secure the country's southern border.
'We're committed to securing the border,' Trump said. 'We're going to be building a wall.'
When it was his turn to speak, Eavenson, who is next in line to become president of the National Sheriff's Association, spoke of a bill that he believed would aid Mexican drug cartels.
Sheriff Harold Eavenson (far right) was against a piece of legislation that would require a conviction before asset forfeiture would be allowed
'There's a state senator in Texas that was talking about legislation to require conviction before we could receive that forfeiture money,' Eavenson explained.
'Do you believe that?' Trump responded.
'And I told him that the cartel would build a monument to him in Mexico if he would get that legislation passed,' Eavenson said.
Afterward, talking to the Dallas Morning News, Eavenson characterized Trump's quip about destroying the lawmaker's career as the president 'just being emphatic that he did not agree with that senator's position.'
Speaking of his own role of bringing the issue up, but not identifying the senator in question, the sheriff said, 'I'm not into assassinating his character.'
But now, Austin is talking and trying to figure out which lawmaker was the subject of the back-and-forth.
Speaking on CNN, Todd Gillman of the Dallas Morning News said his paper's reporters had narrowed it down to two people.
Both Republicans, Gillman explained that the two men were civil libertarians and thus were against the idea that the government could seize one's property.
Eavenson told the Dallas Morning News that he appreciated Trump's position on the issue.
'He was making a point about how much he opposed that kind of philosophy,' he said. 'I appreciated what the president said. I can assure you that he is on our side.'
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