WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 November 18, 2025.<\/strong> Asked directly whether he would authorize attacks inside Mexican territory, Trump replied:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m not saying I\u2019m going to do it\u2026 but I\u2019d be proud to do it. I\u2019d be proud, because we would save millions of lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Trump said the U.S. is \u201closing hundreds of thousands of people a year\u201d to drug-related deaths and insisted Mexico \u201cknows where I stand.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The president also referenced recent unrest in Mexico City<\/strong>, saying he saw \u201cmajor problems\u201d in the capital over the weekend after images of violent clashes during the Generation Z march<\/strong> reached international media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump pointed to what he called major progress on maritime interdiction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAlmost no drugs come in by sea anymore \u2014 down 85%. And we know the rest. We know every corridor, every trafficker, every door they use.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The comments mark a significant shift in tone, as Trump had previously praised Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum<\/strong> for cooperating with the U.S. in anti-narcotics efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump\u2019s remarks came as the administration continues Operation Southern Spear<\/strong>, a large-scale U.S. counter-narcotics campaign across Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since September, U.S. forces have destroyed around 20 vessels<\/strong> in the Caribbean and Pacific<\/strong>, near Venezuela and Colombia, killing more than 70 people<\/strong> the administration labels \u201cnarco-terrorists.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The operation has heightened fears of a U.S. strike inside Venezuelan territory<\/strong>, a scenario that analysts warn could trigger a regional crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the same Oval Office briefing, Trump said he is open to talking with Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/strong>, but emphasized that all options remain on the table<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t rule anything out. We simply have to take care of Venezuela.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The president escalates rhetoric on cross-border military action as Operation Southern Spear intensifies tensions with Mexico and Venezuela. WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 November 18, 2025.President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States \u201cknows the addresses of every cartel leader\u201d in Mexico and would be willing to launch military strikes to stop the flow of drugs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,22],"tags":[782,65,31,63],"class_list":["post-2796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-u-s","category-world","tag-drug","tag-mexico","tag-trump","tag-u-s"],"yoast_head":"\n
President Donald Trump<\/strong> said Monday that the United States \u201cknows the addresses of every cartel leader\u201d in Mexico<\/strong> and would be willing to launch military strikes<\/strong> to stop the flow of drugs into the country \u2014 remarks that immediately stirred diplomatic concerns across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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OPERATION SOUTHERN SPEAR: TENSIONS RISE WITH VENEZUELA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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