"Hardly a day goes by without someone in the White House voicing Donald Trump's desire to open the door to an intervention in Mexico either directly or through euphemisms like help or military assistance in the fight against organized crime. On Thursday, it was Karoline Leavitt's turn; the White House press secretary chose an unsettling ellipsis when asked how far the Trump administration is willing to go in Mexico."
"A day earlier, another heavyweight Stephen Miller, the influential White House deputy chief of staff was more explicit, comparing the current campaign against drug trafficking, or narco-terrorism as it is called in Washington, to the offensive against Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. Trump himself said at the beginning of the week that he would be ok with launching strikes on Mexican soil just as he has ordered in the Pacific and the Caribbean."
White House officials and advisers have increasingly advocated for intervention in Mexico to confront organized crime. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt hinted at additional measures and invoked a presidential promise to the American people. Stephen Miller compared the campaign against drug trafficking—termed narco-terrorism in Washington—to operations against Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. President Trump expressed willingness to authorize strikes on Mexican soil, citing precedents in the Pacific and Caribbean. Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum rejected any intervention, stating "It's not going to happen." MAGA commentators amplified protests in Mexico and promoted claims that Mexico is controlled by a narco-government.
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