{"id":33724,"date":"2026-01-09T03:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T06:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnnweb.com\/?p=3431"},"modified":"2026-01-09T03:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T06:52:28","slug":"trump-signals-expansion-of-anti-cartel-campaign-to-land-operations-mexico-reaffirms-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediapbn.com\/?p=33724","title":{"rendered":"Trump Signals Expansion of Anti-Cartel Campaign to Land Operations; Mexico Reaffirms Sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, D.C (US), BNN Web Staff<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 President Donald Trump has announced a significant shift in his administration’s strategy against drug trafficking,<\/span> indicating that the United States will move beyond maritime interceptions to target cartels directly on land.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an interview with Fox News\u2019 Sean Hannity on Thursday,<\/span> Trump claimed that current efforts have successfully neutralized 97% of drug shipments arriving by sea.<\/span> “We are gonna start now hitting land,<\/span> with regard to the cartels,<\/span>” Trump stated,<\/span> emphasizing a more aggressive posture toward smuggling networks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The President expressed a grim view of the security situation in Mexico,<\/span> asserting that cartels effectively “run” the country.<\/span> These comments follow Trump\u2019s recent suggestion of deploying U.<\/span>S.<\/span> military assistance to Mexico\u2014a proposal he discussed with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum while warning that Mexico must “get their act together.<\/span>“<\/span><\/p>\n

Mexico Responds: “Cooperation, Yes; Subordination, No”<\/h3>\n

The rhetoric has sparked a sharp diplomatic rebuttal from Mexico City.<\/span> President Claudia Sheinbaum categorically rejected the notion of foreign intervention,<\/span> citing a history of Latin American instability caused by external interference.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“The sovereignty and self-determination of peoples are not optional or negotiable,” Sheinbaum declared. “Only the people can build their own future and decide their path.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The tension is heightened by recent regional events,<\/span> specifically the U.<\/span>S.<\/span> military operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.<\/span> Sheinbaum used her platform to remind the U.<\/span>S.<\/span> of “shared responsibility,<\/span>” pointing out that the violence in Mexico is fueled by:<\/span><\/p>\n