Source: Politico
“President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military into Ecuador this week to strike drug cartels, and now he’s poised to do the same in more than a dozen other Latin American countries under a new proclamation he signed Saturday. In remarks before the signing ceremony, flanked by the leaders of many of those countries, Trump described the proclamation as ‘a commitment to using lethal military force to destroy the sinister cartels and terrorist networks.’ He touted the U.S. military’s ‘amazing weaponry’ — and said all the other Latin American countries need to do is identify the location of cartel operatives.” (03/07/26)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/07/trump-military-cartels-latin-america-iran-00818070