Drug cartels in Mexico may soon face the wrath of Donald Trump; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has this to say on what the plans are
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and US President Donald Trump have now indicated a severe willingness to use the military force while including airstrikes and special operations against the drug cartels in Mexico, reported Daily Mail. This stance now follows a quite recent incident where suspected cartel members opened fire on the US Border Patrol agents who were monitoring illegal drug smuggling activities at the Texas-Mexico border.
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According to Daily Mail, US President Donald Trump has long criticized the cartels for their alleged role in the fentanyl crisis which has seen huge overdose deaths in the US rise dramatically and exponentially. During a recent Fox News interview, Pete Hegseth stated that all the options would be considered if the cartels are designated as foreign terrorist organizations while putting an emphasis on the shift towards securing the US border from the threats originating from Mexico.
In the month of January of the year 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order which actually designated the Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and which allows for increased military and economic responses to combat their operations, asserted Daily Mail. Pete Hegseth highlighted that the focus of the military is now oriented towards the homeland defense and addressing the threats from cartels.
