'Show no mercy': Trump calls for 'immediate' military strikes on cartels -- authorized by him
Raw StoryDonald Trump delivered a pseudo-presidential address calling for military action against Mexican drug cartels and hinted he should be returned to the White House before the 2024 election. IN OTHER NEWS: Kari Lake says she will allow 'illegitimate' Katie Hobbs to 'play governor for a while' The twice-impeached former president vowed to authorize military force, including the U.S. Navy, to stop foreign cartels from smuggling fentanyl and other drugs into the country, and he recited a litany of inaccurate, misleading and incendiary claims to justify the actions. "We will guarantee that the waters of the Western Hemisphere are not used to traffic illicit drugs to our country," Trump said. After laying out his military strategy and raising the stakes to an existential crisis, Trump suggested the threat was too great to wait two years for the inauguration of another president.
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