The president’s comments come as the United States conducted its 21st strike on alleged drug boats.
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the Oval Office on Nov. 17, 2025. Brendan Smialowski /AFP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on Nov. 17 that he is willing to conduct lethal strikes in Mexico to stop drug trafficking.
“Would I launch strikes into Mexico to stop drugs? OK with me. Whatever we have to do to stop drugs,” he said in the Oval Office.
Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
