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In a major move, Trump signed an executive order officially designating eight of these cartels as terrorist organizations. The move wasn’t just symbolic. It gave the administration power to target cartel finances, freezing assets and cutting off their ability to bribe Mexican officials, judges, and police officers.
But Trump knows money alone won’t stop these criminals.
During his first term, President Trump took down ISIS. Now, he’s making it clear that the Mexican drug cartels are next.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made an unprecedented call to Mexico’s military leaders, issuing a chilling demand. The conversation didn’t go smoothly.
“It was the first call U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held with Mexico’s top military officials, and it wasn’t going well,” the Journal reported.
Hegseth didn’t mince words. He called out the Mexican government’s corruption, making it clear that if Mexico failed to crack down on cartel collusion, the United States was ready to take military action.
“Hegseth told the officials that if Mexico didn’t deal with the collusion between the country’s government and drug cartels, the U.S. military was prepared to take unilateral action, according to people briefed on the Jan. 31 call. Mexico’s top brass who were on that call were shocked and angered, feeling he was suggesting U.S. military action inside Mexico, these people said. The Defense Department declined to comment,” the Journal revealed.
The message hit hard. Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum scrambled to respond, knowing full well that Trump wasn’t bluffing.
“Senior Mexican officials are focusing on delivering tangible results on the border and drugs that Trump can see as signs of progress, but there are worries that it won’t be easy to avoid tariffs as it was on Feb. 3, when Sheinbaum got a monthlong reprieve by sending 10,000 National Guard troops to the border,” the Journal reported.
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Under immense pressure, Mexico took swift action. Authorities arrested 29 of the most notorious cartel members and handed them over to U.S. custody.
“More than two dozen drug cartel suspects from Mexico — including the man charged in the 1985 slaying of a U.S. drug agent — are in U.S. custody after Mexican officials agreed to send them to the United States,” NBC News confirmed.
President Trump has made it clear: protecting Americans from the deadly poison of fentanyl is a top priority. Unlike past administrations that turned a blind eye, Trump is treating the cartels for what they are—terrorists.
With his signature tough-on-crime approach, Trump is forcing Mexico to cooperate, using military pressure and economic leverage to get results.
Mexico can either act—or brace for consequences.
