Trump Says Mexico Is the Epicenter of Drug Cartel Violence
Trump said 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries backed his push to designate 24 cartels and expand military action against drug trafficking groups.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly, vowing to use "unmatched military might" against drug cartels and equating them to "the ISIS of the Western Hemisphere."
- Trump launched the Shield of the Americas in March to rally regional nations against cartels, expanding a campaign that has included deadly U.S. military strikes on narcotics boats since early 2025.
- On Tuesday, 14 Latin American and Caribbean nations designated 24 narcotrafficking groups as terrorist organizations, while Trump also secured a strategic agreement granting the United States permanent security control in Greenland.
- Describing Mexico as "the epicenter of the cartel violence," Trump demanded the government reclaim its soil from cartels, though Mexico and Brazil remain notable absentees from the coalition.
- Critics warn the "Donroe Doctrine" revives historical interventionism across the Western Hemisphere, while rights monitors report more than 220 deaths from U.S. strikes, characterizing them as extrajudicial killings.
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Trump tells Mexico to reclaim control, says cartel members should be killed or detained for life
President Trump said Mexico must reclaim control of its territory from drug cartels. He compared the cartels to ISIS and said their members should be killed, exiled or detained without the possibility of release. Trump made the comments on Tuesday during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he described […]
Trump and 14 Lat Am leaders ignite new drug-terror war at UN
On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday, 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries followed the Trump administration’s lead by designating 24 cartels, prison gangs, and drug trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), laying the groundwork for potential U.S. military involvement in operations across the Western Hemisphere.The announcement came from the majority of the member-states …
At UNGA, Trump vows unmatched military might against cartels, secures Greenland pact - The Tribune
"The United States will no longer permit threats to America to gain a foothold anywhere in the Western Hemisphere. And if necessary, we will use our unmatched military might to secure the vital national interests of the United States," Trump affirmed.
At UNGA, Trump vows "unmatched military might" against cartels, secures Greenland pact
"The United States will no longer permit threats to America to gain a foothold anywhere in the Western Hemisphere. And if necessary, we will use our unmatched military might to secure the vital national interests of the United States," Trump affirmed.
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