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Munu

(242 posts)
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:54 PM Jan 2026

Trump suggests U.S. military will hit cartels on 'land' in Mexico

Trump suggests U.S. military will hit cartels on ‘land’ in Mexico (CNBC)

President Donald Trump suggested in a new interview that the U.S. military could launch land strikes on drug cartels in Mexico.

“We’ve knocked out 97% of the drugs coming in by water. And we are going to start now hitting land, with regard to the cartels,” Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview aired Thursday night.

“The cartels are running Mexico, it’s very sad to watch and see what’s happened to that country,” Trump said.

The White House did not respond to a request for comment from CNBC on the president’s remarks.

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The sequel.

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Trump suggests U.S. military will hit cartels on 'land' in Mexico (Original Post) Munu Jan 2026 OP
Invading another country.. ... Lovie777 Jan 2026 #1
This total madness, I never thought that I would see something like this in my lifetime. 😕 Dave Bowman Jan 2026 #2
Then the Mexican military should bomb gun stores in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. sop Jan 2026 #3
Trump needs to curb the drug problem here not elsewhere ManuelV Jan 2026 #4
you know it, Manuel Skittles Jan 2026 #7
Has the Mexican government been informed about this? CTyankee Jan 2026 #5
Mexico's leader is a woman Skittles Jan 2026 #8
Cadet Bonespurs just LOVES playing with our military Skittles Jan 2026 #6

Dave Bowman

(7,313 posts)
2. This total madness, I never thought that I would see something like this in my lifetime. 😕
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:59 PM
Jan 2026

sop

(18,956 posts)
3. Then the Mexican military should bomb gun stores in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
Jan 2026

The flood of American guns and ammunition, smuggled across the border, supplied by U.S. gun vendors who knowingly sell to straw purchasers, is the source of cartel violence.

ManuelV

(10 posts)
4. Trump needs to curb the drug problem here not elsewhere
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 08:02 AM
Jan 2026

President Sheinbaum pointed out that for-profit pharmaceutical companies worsened the drug crisis.
Opioids are clearly over-prescribed in the U.S.

Unilateral military action is a fast way for things to go very wrong.

Skittles

(172,259 posts)
7. you know it, Manuel
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 12:04 AM
Jan 2026

the GOP can't get away with the WMD lie so "drugs" it is

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