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President Trump said he may expand military anti-drug operations to Mexico and Colombia amid a months-long campaign, with a congressional briefing planned, officials said.
- On Dec 9, US President Donald Trump reiterated threats of land strikes against suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers and said he could extend anti-drug military operations to Mexico and Colombia.
- On Dec 8, President Donald Trump reiterated his worldview after last week's National Security Strategy, which reasserts US presence in the Western Hemisphere and warns Europe of `erasure`; he declined to rule out troop deployment in Venezuela against President Nicolas Maduro.
- Later on Dec 9, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, General Dan Caine and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will brief congressional leaders following a months-long campaign against alleged drug boats and a Sept 2 second strike.
- In the same interview, President Donald Trump criticized European political leaders as `They're weak,` Politico reported, while Paula Pinho, EU spokeswoman, and a European Commission spokesperson defended their unity amid challenges.
- The interview tied anti-drug plans to a broader agenda by reiterating themes from a strategy roadmap last week, urging Ukraine elections as the war nears its four-year mark, and denying a financial lifeline to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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Trump eyes anti-drug operations in Mexico, Colombia as Venezuela looms -Politico
U.S. President Donald Trump continued his threats of land strikes against suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers in an interview published on Tuesday as Trump administration officials prepared to brief top U.S. lawmakers amid mounting tensions.
President Donald Trump insisted on a new interview to be willing to order the U.S. military to launch attacks against drug cartel positions within Mexico similar to the bombing of boats in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Interviewed on Monday by journalist Dasha Burns from the Politico website, Trump avoided abounding on the potential U.S. military attacks inside Mexico with which he has repeatedly threatened since the eras of his 2024 …
Trump insisted, again, to be willing to order U.S. armed forces to launch attacks on drug cartels inside Mexico.
He also said that the days of Nicolás Maduro "are numbered" and that "very soon" they will attack on land.
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