Mexico's president vows "there will be no invasion" after reports that Trump is targeting cartels with military force

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Source: CBS News/AFP

Updated on: August 8, 2025 / 3:23 PM EDT


Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum insisted Friday that there would be "no invasion of Mexico" following reports that President Donald Trump had ordered the U.S. military to target Latin American drug cartels.

"There will be no invasion of Mexico," Sheinbaum declared after The New York Times reported that Mr. Trump had secretly signed a directive ordering military force against cartels his administration has declared terrorist organizations.

"We were informed that this executive order was coming and that it had nothing to do with the participation of any military personnel or any institution in our territory," Sheinbaum told her regular morning news conference. AFP contacted the Pentagon to confirm the order but has not yet received a response.

The Times said Mr. Trump's directive provided an official basis for military operations at sea or on foreign soil against the cartels. Separately, the Reuters news agency, citing law enforcement documents, reported that the FBI is seeking to add drug cartel suspects to the U.S. government's terrorist watch list.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mexico-president-no-invasion-trump-targeting-cartels-military-force/

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REFERENCE - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143509533

[twodogsbarking]

1. 'member the Alamo?

[thought crime]

6. And the war with Mexico

In which the US walked away with a significant portion of Mexican territory. Still stolen property.

[Lovie777]

2. Right now, countries are extremely concerned about the USA military, ICE, FBI....................

and the DOJ that are no longer the people's protection, only shitholes and GQP.

I seriously don't think the GQP are capable of negotiations, agreements, et al., BECAUSE.......................

they are bat shit crazy.

[thought crime]

5. Gangsters in power in the US...

What could possibly go wrong?

[Attilatheblond]

3. Anybody besides me think if cartel bosses paid Trump some big bucks, his pretend war on gangs would go away?

[thought crime]

4. An investment in a certain stable coin, perhaps?

[ck4829]

7. We should do something about our guns flowing into Mexico instead.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. They tried suing

but the SCOTUS said the manufacturers are considered "immune" (with an exception that some states have been using recently) - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143472114