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Pete Hegseth threatened Mexico with military action if America’s neighbor to the south doesn’t concede to Donald Trump‘s demands over border security.
The Secretary of Defense insisted that Mexico deal with collusion between their government and drug cartels or the US would take action.
The move ‘shocked and angered’ Mexican officials on the call, according to the Wall Street Journal.
However, on that same day, Hegseth admitted he had discussed the strategy with President Trump.
Trump is now threatening 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada that will go into effect on Tuesday.
Trump has demanded that Mexico strengthen its protocols regarding cartels, illegal immigration and fentanyl production. He has designated six Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations.
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said ‘we still have three days’ when asked how they were dealing with the tariff threat.
They attempted to appease Trump by extraditing 29 drug cartel members …