WTF?! Trump Threatens NEW WAR…with MEXICO?!
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Is Trump really considering an invasion of Mexico?
So we've heard a lot recently about Donald Trump starting a trade war with our allies, but that may be the least of our worries. We are now hearing reports that Trump is thinking of starting an actual war with Mexico. You heard that right. Donald Trump is debating a full-scale invasion of Mexico, allegedly to stop the flow of fentanyl. This could include sending troops, firing missiles, you name it. And these reports are corroborated by some of Trump's closest advisors past and present, not to mention comments Trump has made himself. My name is Brett Mycelis with the Midas Touch Network. Make sure to hit subscribe and help us get to four million subscribers. This is the new reporting out of Rolling Stone headline.
Team Trump debates, quote, how much should we invade Mexico? In Trump's government in waiting, the only question is how massive the US assault on Mexican drug cartels should be. I want to emphasize here, that's not if we should invade Mexico, which would be crazy enough, but quote, how much should we invade Mexico? I'm going to get into this new reporting in just a minute.
What actions does Trump propose against Mexican drug cartels?
But first, I want to remind you that this is not the first time Trump has suggested this. Here's a clip from 2023 of Republican James Comer saying that we should have our military on the border and troops in Mexico. He also said that Trump ordered the military to bomb meth labs in Mexico, but they refused to follow orders. And he said that that was a mistake. Watch this.
I believe we should have a military presence at the very least on the southern border, if not across the border. One of the things we learned post-Trump presidency is that he had ordered a bombing of a couple of fentanyl labs, crystal meth labs in Mexico just across the border. And for whatever reason, the military didn't do it. I think that was a mistake.
In 2023, Trump ally Republican Lindsey Graham said he couldn't think of a better use of our military than to bomb Mexico. Watch this.
What have Trump’s advisors said about military action in Mexico?
They're at war with you. You need to be at war with them. I can't think of a better use of our military than to blow up labs in Mexico, killing young Americans.
And if you remember, back in 2022, there was a whole lot of reporting out there saying that Trump frequently asked about bombing Mexico while he was president. There was this piece about reporter Maggie Haberman's book that said, quote, Trump weighed bombing drug labs in Mexico after he mistook advisor, new book shows. Then there was Trump's former Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper, who came out with a book called A Sacred Oath. And in that book, he also mentioned that Trump spoke about attacking Mexico. Per Esper, Trump wanted to bomb Mexico and then lie about it. Esper wrote, quote, on at least two occasions in the summer of 2020, once in the Oval Office and a second time in his private room just off the Oval, the president approached me about a sensitive issue. Slightly hunched over with his hands motioning in front of him,
How did Mark Esper react to Trump's invasion ideas?
Like a quarterback gesturing for a long snap, he asked me if the military could, quote, shoot missiles into Mexico to destroy the drug labs and take out the cartels. Standing close to me as he spoke, the president complained that the Mexican government isn't doing enough. getting irritated as he spoke and adding, quote, they don't have control of their own country. If we could just knock them, the drug labs out, he said, this would do the trick. What do you think, he asked. These conversations were quite troubling to say the least. On one hand, I shared his concern about illicit drugs, being trafficked into our country and respected his passion for wanting to stop this dangerous trade. But asking the US military to shoot missiles into a sovereign country, and worse yet, our friend and neighbor, definitely was not the way to go about it. Working hard to conceal my shock at this idea, I said, Mr. President, we could do that. And as much as I want to stop these drugs too, shooting missiles into Mexico would be illegal. It would also be an act
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Is Trump really considering an invasion of Mexico?
0:00–1:03
2
What actions does Trump propose against Mexican drug cartels?
1:03–1:57
3
What have Trump’s advisors said about military action in Mexico?
1:57–2:59
4
How did Mark Esper react to Trump's invasion ideas?
2:59–4:38
5
What are the legal implications of Trump's military suggestions?
4:38–6:04
6
How do past events shape Trump’s current stance?
6:04–7:17
7
What alternatives to invasion did Esper suggest?
7:17–8:56
8
How does this situation affect US-Mexico relations?
8:56–14:42
Speakers
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