Drones, airstrikes and kidnappings: Trump’s potential plan to invade Mexico
Donald Trump’s transition team considers “a light invasion of Mexico” as part of his fight against drug cartels.
As Donald Trump prepares to take office on January 20th, a senior official from his transition team has floated the idea of invading Mexico to tackle the drug cartel problem, sparking a heated debate within the Republican’s transition team, according to Rolling Stone.
“To what extent should we invade Mexico?” a senior official from Trump’s transition team told the magazine. “That’s the question.”
Some members of Trump’s cabinet have shown support for deploying U.S. military forces in Mexico, including the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and his National Security Advisor. Along these lines, party legislators are proposing more drastic measures against the cartels, such as airstrikes and the use of special forces to directly target cartel leaders.
BREAKING from Mexico 🇺🇸🇲🇽 President Claudia Sheinbaum has just penned a letter to Donald Trump. It’s brilliant, firm, and unflinching — a document that will set the tone for an entirely new era of US-Mexican relations.
— David Adler (@davidrkadler) November 26, 2024
I have posted the English translation below:
“Dear… pic.twitter.com/OJJp90TUc6
Drones, cyber warfare, raids and airstrikes all on the table
The main debate within the Republican’s team centers on the intensity of the potential invasion. The proposal, which has already piqued Trump’s interest, suggests a “soft invasion” where forces would operate covertly to eliminate cartel leaders. Other measures include the use of drones, cyber warfare against drug lords, raids and kidnappings of prominent cartel figures, airstrikes, and sending U.S. military instructors and advisors to Mexico.
Tom Homan, who will be the new border chief, has already hinted that Donald Trump might use the armed forces to confront the drug cartels in Mexico. “President Trump is committed to designating them as a terrorist organization and using the full power of U.S. special operations to eliminate them,” he warned.
To kickstart his “battle plan,” Trump intends to have a conversation with his Mexican counterpart to request a halt to the flow of fentanyl into the United States. If this doesn’t happen, Trump would send in the U.S. military, insiders revealed to Rolling Stone.
Once the Rolling Stone article was published, Claudia Sheinbaum, the President of Mexico, dismissed the magazine’s report as “a complete fantasy” and vowed to defend her country’s sovereignty, while also reaffirming the importance of the trade relationship between Mexico and the United States.
🇲🇽🇺🇸 Claudia Sheinbaum responds to Trump’s threat of tariffs on Mexico:
— Samuel 🇲🇽 (@resisres) November 26, 2024
"We do not produce these weapons, nor do we consume synthetic drugs.
Tragically, it is in our country that lives are lost to the violence resulting from meeting the drug demand in yours." pic.twitter.com/berPnF3DYb
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Original article written by Daniela Barrera, translated with the assistance of AI and edited by Joe Brennan.
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