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Trump Takes Aim at Drug Cartels

Headline from Foreign Policy, from the development of Jan 21, 2025

Newest development Jan 24, 2025 · 2 reportsTrump's Plan to Designate Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations Could Have Ripple Effects on the Economy: NYT Reports

The president has designated Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Here’s what that means.

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    Trump Takes Aim at Drug Cartels

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  2. Experts cautious on designating drug cartels as terrorist groups

    Headline from Roll Call ·

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    Trump's Plan to Designate Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations Could Have Ripple Effects on the Economy: NYT Reports

    Headline from Latin Times ·

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  1. BNO News

    Trump orders designation of cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    Cartels and other criminal organizations will be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO’s), according to an Executive Order signed by Trump on his first day in office. The order also declares a National Emergency to deal with those threats.

  2. ABC 13 Houston

    Trump seeks to designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying the United States would designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

  3. Latin Times

    Trump Promised to Designate Mexican Cartels as Terrorist Organizations. Here's What That Could Mean. (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Trump became the 47th President of the U.S. Monday, dedicating his first address, in part, to discussing his immigration agenda and plans to curb drug cartels.

  4. NewsBusters

    BRAIN ROT: NYT Claims Trump Labeling Drug Cartels ‘Terrorists’ Could ‘Hurt the U.S. Economy’ (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    No, the headline does not deceive you. The New York Times got its pants in a bunch over President Donald Trump daring to refer to violent Mexican drug cartels as “terrorists” because it could supposedly harm the economy.

  5. Roll Call

    Experts cautious on designating drug cartels as terrorist groups (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    A Trump executive order could designate Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations; experts have expressed caution on that approach.

  6. Foreign Policy

    Trump Takes Aim at Drug Cartels (opens Foreign Policy)

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    Foreign Policy's feed description

    The president has designated Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Here’s what that means.

  7. NPR

    What happens when Mexican drug cartels are classified as 'terrorist organizations'? (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    What would it mean to classify Mexican drug cartels as "foreign terrorist organizations"? NPR speaks with Mike Vigil, former chief of international operations for the DEA.

  8. Newsweek

    Trump labels cartels as terrorists. Some fear retaliation against Americans (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The executive order equates cartels with ISIS and al-Qaeda, expanding U.S. legal tools but sparking fears of unintended consequences.

  9. The Conversation US

    Trump labels drug cartels as terrorist groups – what it means for Mexico and beyond (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    Donald Trump has set in motion a process to designate drug cartels as terrorist organisations.

  10. Latin Times

    Trump's Plan to Designate Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations Could Have Ripple Effects on the Economy: NYT Reports (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    President Trump vowed to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations during his inaugural address, a move that could hurt the US and Mexican economies

  11. NPR

    Trump wants to label drug cartels terrorist organizations. Here's what that means in practice (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The full implications of designating the cartels as terrorist organizations will depend, in large part, to how the administration follows through.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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