President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated that his country is about to launch “ground” attacks against drug cartels, which he claims “are running Mexico.”
“We are going to start attacking on the ground when it comes to the cartels,” Trump said in an interview.
His statements come less than a week after Washington carried out an operation to capture in Venezuela, where bombings were conducted in Caracas and three other neighboring states, to apprehend President Nicolás Maduro and bring him before a Federal Court in New York to stand trial for narcoterrorism.
“The cartels are running Mexico. It’s very, very sad to see and realize what has happened in that country. But the cartels are running it and they are killing 250,000 or 300,000 people in our country every year,” the Republican added in the interview aired this Thursday.
Since the start of his second term, Trump has said he will crack down hard on drug trafficking, especially fentanyl coming from Mexico, and has offered to send the U.S. military there to attack drug cartels.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has rejected these proposals, arguing that Mexico is a sovereign country and that her administration favors a peaceful solution.
Last Sunday, Trump praised his Mexican counterpart but said the president “is concerned” and “a little afraid of the cartels controlling Mexico.”
“Something has to be done about Mexico. Mexico has to get organized because (drugs) are seeping in from Mexico. And we’re going to have to do something. We’d love for Mexico to do it. They’re capable of doing it, but unfortunately, the cartels are very strong in Mexico,” said the New York magnate a day after the operation to capture Maduro.
Trump and his Cabinet have insisted in recent days that Washington will not hesitate to use its military power to defend its national security, which it considers threatened by Mexican cartels.
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