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NYT: Trump Secretly Signs Directive Approving Pentagon to Target Drug Cartels

HeadlineAug 11, 2025

The New York Times has revealed President Trump has secretly signed a directive approving the Pentagon’s use of military force on foreign soil to target Latin American drug cartels. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum lashed out at Trump’s move, saying, “The United States is not going to come to Mexico with the military. We cooperate, we collaborate, but there is not going to be an invasion. That is ruled out, absolutely ruled out.” Earlier this year, the Trump administration designated seven organized crime groups in Mexico as foreign terrorist organizations.

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