How Trump could launch AIRSTRIKES on cartels by deploying $850billion US military might to crush ‘terrorist’ drug gangs
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DONALD Trump may have paved the way for America's $850billion military to clamp down on drug cartels with ferocious airstrikes in one of his first acts as President, an expert told The Sun. The MAGA man last night signed a slew of policy-changing executive orders - including one that designates gangs from Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and El Salvador as foreign terrorist organisations.
![[President Trump holding a signed executive order commuting sentences for January 6th offenses.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/Trump_Inauguration_Photo_Gallery_62631-15b4ajpg-JS965381099.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
It could give his government more powers to go after the criminal organisations with military strikes or to forcefully remove their members from the US. Security expert Professor Anthony Glees told The Sun that Trump may launch airstrikes in Mexico to "wage a war" against the lethal cartels that pose a threat to his "Fortress America".
![[Overcrowded jail cell with numerous shirtless gang members behind bars.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/12x15-cages-designed-72-hour-483507875.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Glees said America's enemies "will tremble at what he is able to do", in Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia or El Salvador, where the most prominent gangs conduct far-reaching drug operations. Dubbing Trump "the most powerful man in the world right now", Glees said he could send in strikes, US Marines or Navy seals to crush the dangerous groups.
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And he thinks the US Army - earmarked a whopping $849billion budget via the DOD in 2025 - could shoot down gang criminals working across America "on sight". The new executive order will likely cover notorious criminal gangs like the El Savadorian Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) - known for their motto "kill, rob, rape, control".
![[Gang members with their hands on their heads being transferred in a prison, guarded by police.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/presidency-el-salvador-handout-no-908917251.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
