In a bold and decisive display of the America First leadership that his voters overwhelmingly support, President Donald J. Trump has sent shockwaves through the corrupt political establishment by openly discussing the potential for launching direct military strikes against violent drug cartels on their own turf in Mexico and Colombia. While the weak-kneed globalists and the sycophantic liberal media clutch their pearls, President Trump is once again demonstrating that he is the only leader with the courage to take definitive action to end the scourge of illegal narcotics that is deliberately poisoning American citizens.
The President’s remarks, delivered with characteristic strength during a meeting in the Oval Office, come as the newly-empowered Department of War, under the steadfast leadership of Secretary Pete Hegseth, is already achieving historic successes. The groundbreaking “Operation Southern Spear” has already launched at least 21 devastating strikes on drug trafficking vessels, eliminating over 80 designated narco-terrorists who dared to threaten the homeland. This is not mere talk; this is action, a stark contrast to the decades of empty promises and deliberate inaction from previous administrations that allowed this crisis to fester.
A reporter, recognizing the monumental shift in strategy, pressed the President on whether this offensive would be expanded to target the very heart of the cartel empires on land.
Reporter: Are you also potentially launching strikes in Mexico, or putting American troops or American personnel into Mexico to deal with the cartels?
President Trump’s response was unequivocal and powerful, reflecting the righteous anger of millions of Americans who have lost loved ones to this manufactured crisis. Trump: Would I launch strikes into Mexico to stop drugs? Okay with me. Whatever we have to do to stop drugs. Mexico is, look, I looked at Mexico City over the weekend. There’s some big problems over there. If we had to, would we do there, what we have done to the waterways? You know, there’s almost no drugs coming into our waterways anymore. Isn’t it down like 85%? I don’t know who the 15% would be. You would say that’s a big signal. We have almost no drugs coming into our country, by the sea, by, you know the waterways, and you know why, okay. I mean, it’s pretty obvious.
The President then articulated the profound human cost of the drug epidemic with a clarity that the detached D.C. elite consistently ignores, framing the military success in terms of American lives saved. Would I do that on the land corridors? I would— look every boat we knock out, we save 25,000 American lives, not to mention the destruction of families. These families are decimated forever. The Mother, the Father, the children, they never recover, really, from it. You know, when you lose somebody like the way they live— you lose them! But the way they die is horrible. So, when we knock out a boat and we save 25,000 lives, that’s great. Now, do I feel the same way about the corridors that they use? We know every one of them. We have every one of those corridors under Major surveillance.
With the strategic precision of a true commander-in-chief, President Trump detailed the unparalleled intelligence capabilities his administration has harnessed, making it clear that the United States has the means and the moral imperative to act. We have nobody coming in through our southern border, but we know exactly how they get their things here, how they get the drugs here, fentanyl, cocaine. Colombia has cocaine factories where they make cocaine. Would I knock out those factories? I would be proud to do it, personally. I didn’t say I’m doing it, but I would be proud to do it, because we’re going to save millions of lives by doing it.
When questioned about the delicate diplomatic protocols so cherished by the failed foreign policy blob, President Trump refused to be drawn into their game, instead focusing on the stark reality of American deaths. Reporter: Would you seek Mexico’s permission? Trump: I wouldn’t answer that question. I’ve been speaking to Mexico. They know how I stand. We’re losing hundreds of thousands of people to drugs. So, now we’ve stopped the waterways, but we know every route. We know every route, we know the addresses of every drug lord, we know their address, we know their front door, we know everything about every one of them. They’re killing our people. That’s like a war.
In his final, resounding statement on the matter, the President made his position unmistakably clear, directly challenging the political cowardice that has defined this issue for generations. Would I do it? I’d be proud to. I’d probably go into Congress and say, Hey, and you know what? The Democrats and the Republicans would both agree, unless they’re crazy, and they are a little crazy on the Democrat side. But we have, we have lost hundreds of thousands of people a year. Death. And that’s not talking about family destruction. That’s talking about death. And much of it comes through Mexico. So, let me just put it this way: I am not happy with Mexico.