This is what America First foreign policy looks like, folks.
President Donald Trump stood before leaders from across the Western Hemisphere on Saturday and delivered a message that has been decades overdue: the lawlessness ends NOW. In a sweeping announcement that showcased the kind of bold leadership America has been starving for, Trump unveiled the "Americas Counter Cartel Coalition" — a military partnership designed to finally, decisively eradicate the criminal cartels that have terrorized our hemisphere for far too long.
But that wasn't all. The Commander-in-Chief also dropped a bombshell on Iran, confirming that U.S. military operations have knocked out the regime's air force, communications, and telecommunications infrastructure.
"There's no military like it on Earth and we're doing very well in Iran," Trump declared. "We knocked out their air force, we knocked out their communications and all telecommunications is gone."
For years, weak politicians wrung their hands about the cartel crisis while doing absolutely nothing meaningful to stop it. Not anymore. President Trump made crystal clear that half-measures are over.
"Every leader here today is united in the conviction that we cannot and will not tolerate the lawlessness in our hemisphere any longer," Trump stated. "The only way to defeat these enemies is by unleashing the power of our militaries."
The President didn't mince words about what's required: "You can fight these people and you have great police, you have some great police, but they threaten your police. They scare your police. You use your military."
This is the kind of straight talk that sends shivers down the spines of cartel bosses who thought they could operate with impunity. Those days are numbered.
Notably, former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was in attendance in her new role as Special Envoy to the Shield of the Americas — a clear signal that Trump is putting his most trusted people on the front lines of this fight.
In what amounts to a complete diplomatic reversal, Trump announced that the United States has formally recognized the Venezuelan government and struck a historic "gold deal" to develop Venezuela's mineral wealth.
Source: Next News Network
