Trump says Mexico is the epicenter of drug cartel violence
Trump said the United States will use unmatched military power against cartels as his administration expands strikes and terror designations, rights groups say have killed more than 220 people.
- President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, vowing to reassert United States dominance in the Western Hemisphere and pledging to use "unmatched military might" against drug cartels.
- Trump's National Security Strategy established a revamped Monroe Doctrine, which he calls the "Donroe Doctrine," underpinning the Shield of the Americas coalition launched in March.
- Casting cartels as "the ISIS of the Western Hemisphere," Trump urged a tougher response; his administration conducted dozens of military strikes since last year that Rights groups allege killed more than 220 people.
- Trump labeled cartels controlling territory in Mexico "unacceptable," insisting the government there "must reclaim control of its soil" as he expands his anti-cartel coalition across the region.
- The administration also pressured Communist-run Cuba, accusing its leaders of seeding "subversive and radical" left-wing groups in the United States, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio engages in negotiations.
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While the U.S. President Donald Trump's government is trying to turn its attention to the Western Hemisphere after months of war in Iran, American authorities are seeking to step up the fight against Latin American cartels. During the United Nations General Assembly this week, State Department authorities must announce that 14 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are classifying 25 criminal groups as terrorist organizations, according to…
Trump vows ‘unmatched military might’ as he rallies regional anti-cartel allies
By Simon Lewis UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to reassert US dominance in the Western Hemisphere and to use "unmatched military might" against threats in the region as he gathered allies behind an expanding ...
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Tuesday before the UN General Assembly that he is willing to use his "unmatched military power" to secure his interests in Latin America.
Trump vows 'unmatched military might' as he rallies regional anti-cartel allies
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 - President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to reassert US dominance in the Western Hemisphere and to use \"unmatched military might\" against threats in the region as he gathered allies behind an expanding campaign against drug cartels. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trump again said that part of Mexico is controlled by the cartels but Claudia Sheinbaum doesn't want them.
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