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BumRushDaShow

(170,251 posts)
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:09 AM Jan 2026

Trump says US will start hitting drug cartels on land

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/

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Trump says US will start hitting drug cartels on land (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 OP
Boy he has no impulse control whatsoever... ananda Jan 2026 #1
For sure, that. But we need to see his investment portfolio Attilatheblond Jan 2026 #7
He has corrupt advisors for this. ananda Jan 2026 #12
The cold, dead heart.... SergeStorms Jan 2026 #18
While Peter Thiel and Erika run VD Jance. ananda Jan 2026 #20
Oh yeah. SergeStorms Jan 2026 #22
Start w/ Donald "Coke Jaw" Trump Jr. Botany Jan 2026 #2
Lil Marco has looked coked up lately too. Attilatheblond Jan 2026 #8
This sounds like a modern form of Room to Move bucolic_frolic Jan 2026 #3
And nobody is talking about Venezuela now... Escape Jan 2026 #4
What is a cartel? utherpendragon Jan 2026 #5
Sounds like many big U.S. corporations Bayard Jan 2026 #10
They did try to do a "breaking news" of another tanker intercepted BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #6
Schumer and Pelosi are silent FredGarvin Jan 2026 #9
Pelosi is retiring and is "Emeritus" (and not in a leadership position). BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #14
Now he wants to bomb Mexico? Bayard Jan 2026 #11
Maybe someone should whisper in Trump's ear Dan Jan 2026 #17
Jeffery who? Scalded Nun Jan 2026 #13
Going full rouge...I hate this timeline NotHardly Jan 2026 #15
So tired of blaming Trump for being what everyone knew he was... Dan Jan 2026 #16
This is what happens.... SergeStorms Jan 2026 #19
He Want In On The Action WiVoter Jan 2026 #21

ananda

(35,232 posts)
1. Boy he has no impulse control whatsoever...
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:12 AM
Jan 2026

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

Attilatheblond

(8,976 posts)
7. For sure, that. But we need to see his investment portfolio
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 12:48 PM
Jan 2026

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.

SergeStorms

(20,623 posts)
18. The cold, dead heart....
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 02:43 PM
Jan 2026

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

bucolic_frolic

(55,308 posts)
3. This sounds like a modern form of Room to Move
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:20 AM
Jan 2026


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

(479 posts)
4. And nobody is talking about Venezuela now...
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:33 AM
Jan 2026

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

(24 posts)
5. What is a cartel?
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:47 AM
Jan 2026

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.

BumRushDaShow

(170,251 posts)
14. Pelosi is retiring and is "Emeritus" (and not in a leadership position).
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 01:59 PM
Jan 2026


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

(29,844 posts)
11. Now he wants to bomb Mexico?
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 01:45 PM
Jan 2026

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

(5,222 posts)
17. Maybe someone should whisper in Trump's ear
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 02:29 PM
Jan 2026

(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.

Dan

(5,222 posts)
16. So tired of blaming Trump for being what everyone knew he was...
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 02:27 PM
Jan 2026

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

SergeStorms

(20,623 posts)
19. This is what happens....
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 02:54 PM
Jan 2026

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

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