Trump Floats Launching Strikes Against Cartels in Mexico and Colombia – “Okay with Me… I Would be Proud to Do it, Personally”
President Trump told reporters on Monday that he would be “proud to” launch strikes into Mexico and Colombia to stop the drug cartels as the Department of War ramps up its offensive against Venezuelan drug boats in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean Sea.
US forces had launched at least 21 strikes on drug trafficking vessels in the Western Hemisphere as of Saturday, killing over 80 designated foreign terrorists who were attempting to smuggle illicit narcotics into the United States.
This comes as the US military conducts drills with Trinidad and Tobago’s military, and Trump reportedly weighs strikes inside Venezuela.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the Operation Southern Spear program, a mission that “defends our Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our Homeland from the drugs that are killing our people,” Hegseth said.
Now, President Trump appears to suggest that he may go to Congress and request a declaration of war or notify them of his plans to strike South American countries to destroy drug factories and kill the drug lords. “We know every route, we know the addresses of every drug lord, we know their address, we know their front door, we know everything about every one of them. They’re killing our people. That’s like a war,” the President said, adding that he would be “proud.”
“I’ve been speaking to Mexico. They know how I stand. We’re losing hundreds of thousands of people to drugs,” Trump continued. “much of it comes through Mexico. So, let me just put it this way: I am not happy with Mexico.”
The remarks came during a meeting with the White House Task Force on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where they discussed planning and logistics for the US to host the 104 game tournament in cities across the country.