Trump says US will start hitting drug cartels on land

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

01/08/26 11:16 PM ET


President Trump on Thursday said the United States will soon strike drug cartels on land. “We are going to start now hitting land with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico,” Trump said during an appearance on Fox News’s “Hannity,” without providing further details about the plans.

His comments follow a monthslong U.S. military operation attacking vessels alleged to be transporting drugs in the Caribbean Sea and elsewhere. White House and Pentagon officials justified some of the lethal strikes by noting that boat occupants were members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which was designated as a foreign terrorist organization last year.

The Trump administration on Saturday captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Both were transported to the U.S. to face narco-trafficking charges.

U.S. military forces also struck infrastructure in the northern region of Venezuela before raiding Maduro’s residence in Caracas. The Trump administration has also sought to exert control of Venezuela’s oil industry and said the country would turn over 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5680747-trump-land-strikes-drug-cartels/

[ananda]

1. Boy he has no impulse control whatsoever...

He just loves the idea of bombing and murdering
on a whim.

[Attilatheblond]

7. For sure, that. But we need to see his investment portfolio

There might be some stocks in gun manufacturing. The cartels will be wanting more smuggled weapons & ammo from the US if he puts boots on the ground in countries where cartels wield power.

WAR INC profits will soar. And the main item on his resume does involve marketing.

[ananda]

12. He has corrupt advisors for this.

And it's true, all he cares about is money.

[SergeStorms]

18. The cold, dead heart....

of Stephen Miller would be my guess. He's the real "shadow president," in my opinion.

[ananda]

20. While Peter Thiel and Erika run VD Jance.

...

[SergeStorms]

22. Oh yeah.

Theil wants a return on his "investment" in JD.

[Botany]

2. Start w/ Donald "Coke Jaw" Trump Jr.

N/t

[Attilatheblond]

8. Lil Marco has looked coked up lately too.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. This sounds like a modern form of Room to Move

May 17, 2025
This week marked the 40th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in Philadelphia’s history. In May 1985, the city’s police department dropped an improvised bomb on a residential home that housed the Black revolutionary organization MOVE. The bomb and ensuing fire killed 11 people, including five children, and destroyed more than 60 nearby homes. Ali Rogin reports.

[Escape]

4. And nobody is talking about Venezuela now...

The Trumpists orchestrated a perfect media transfer from Maduro's oil, by teasing a possible invasion of Greenland.... and now, maybe, Mexico. All while burying the Epstein news and illegally refusing to release the files.

The murder in Minnesota threw a kink into their methodology so now they will have to pull off something even more alarming and illegal to change THAT subject.

Steven Miller, the man who looks like an angry penis, will come up with something. He always does.

Works every time.

[utherpendragon]

5. What is a cartel?

Wikipedia definition, first paragraph:

A cartel is a group of independent market participants who collaborate with each other and avoid competing with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the market. They seek to limit competition, fix prices, and increase prices by creating artificial shortages through low production quotas, stockpiling, and marketing quotas.

That's very interesting from a certain point of view.

[Bayard]

10. Sounds like many big U.S. corporations

[BumRushDaShow]

6. They did try to do a "breaking news" of another tanker intercepted

and it seems to have fallen flat - U.S. intercepts 5th sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution

[FredGarvin]

9. Schumer and Pelosi are silent

As usual

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Pelosi is retiring and is "Emeritus" (and not in a leadership position).

Schumer spoke out about 45's other nonsensical threats (which included Mexico) on Monday - Schumer: ‘People are scratching their heads’ over Trump threats to other countries after Venezuela operation

[Bayard]

11. Now he wants to bomb Mexico?

WTF??? President Sheinbaum has told him to stay the hell away from her country. That they don't need his, "help," for any drug problem. He can't stand a woman disrespecting him, and holds grudges forever.

Carrying out the grand plan to take over all of Latin America. Apparently his excuse will be they're all overrun with drug cartels, and the governments are involved. Congress best be amending that new proposed law to keep further military action out of Venezuela, and make it--just stay out of other countries in the Western hemisphere.

[Dan]

17. Maybe someone should whisper in Trump's ear

(The one without the gunshot wound) that the Cartel’s fight back and have no problem with killing government officials at all levels. On second thought, don’t say anything.

[Scalded Nun]

13. Jeffery who?

[NotHardly]

15. Going full rouge...I hate this timeline

[Dan]

16. So tired of blaming Trump for being what everyone knew he was...

Have to start switching the accountability to the people that enables him and those that voted for him or chose not to vote.

[SergeStorms]

19. This is what happens....

when the top court in the land gives a president total immunity. An aggressive, unchecked power-trip.

[WiVoter]

21. He Want In On The Action

$$$$