Trump Declares US in Armed Conflict with Drug Cartels
TL;DR
President Trump has declared that the US is engaged in a formal armed conflict with drug cartels, treating them as nonstate armed groups and justifying recent military strikes in the Caribbean as self-defense, a move that has raised legal and congressional concerns.
- US is engaged in formal 'armed conflict' with 'terrorist' drug cartels, Trump says ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told The New York Times
- Trump admin tells Congress the US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels CNN
- Trump declares drug cartels operating in Caribbean unlawful combatants AP News
- Trump admin tells Congress it determined US engaged in formal 'armed conflict' with 'terrorist' drug cartels Fox News
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