Hamadeh All-In on Cartel Combat

Representative Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) voiced approval of an apparent directive by President Donald Trump authorizing the use of military force to battle the Mexican drug cartels in a recent post to X (formerly Twitter).

A recent New York Times article suggested that President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to begin drawing up how to confront cartels such as the El Salvadoran Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Venezuelan Tren de Aragua, along with other outfits designated as foreign terrorist organizations earlier this year.

The article further noted the legal hurdles such operations could potentially face, since the military is not considered a law enforcement branch, and how cartel members could be designated as enemy combatants under current law.

Nevertheless, Rep. Hamadeh said the authorization... READ MORE

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The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres