Donald Trump has characterised his fight against drug cartels as a moral imperative. The administration’s plan to go after them seems inspired by the global war on terror https://t.co/TWu7A5NnASIllustration: Carl Godfrey https://t.co/r9oA0BTHMS ...

Donald Trump has characterised his fight against drug cartels as a moral imperative. The administration’s plan to go after them seems inspired by the global war on terror https://t.co/RoYvMcDaEz ...

Tonight, the Trump administration escalating its fight against drug cartels, carrying out another deadly strike on a boat it says was carrying drug smugglers. Courtney QB has been tracking this. And Courtney, this is now the fourth US strike off the coast of Venezuela.Yeah, that's right, Tom. And defense secretary Pete Hegets today saying four people he called narot terrorists were killed in the strike. The Pentagon releasing this video of the latest strike.The US saying that boat was carrying a substantial ...

US-Cartel Conflict Declaration - US is declaring itself at war with drug cartels, designating them as terrorist organizations [3] - Any action by these cartels is now considered a direct attack on the United States [3] Military Action - US launched a deadly strike on a "narco trafficking vessel" [1] - Secretary of Defense directed another strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs and "narco terrorists," resulting in four deaths [2][3] - Video of the strike was posted [3] Legal Justification and Controversy - The Trump administration provided a confidential memo to Congress as legal justification for the strikes [2][3] - The legal justification was met with bipartisan criticism and questions from members of Congress [2][4] - The White House claims the actions are within the president's rights under the law of armed conflict [4]

Now to another developing story. President Trump tonight saying the US is at war with drug cartels. That coming in a new notification from the Trump administration to Congress.Courtney QB joins us now. And Courtney, I know you have some new reporting for our viewers on what this all means. >> Yeah, that's right, Tom.NBC News obtained the confidential notice the Trump administration sent to Congress identifying drug cartels as terrorist organizations, declaring their actions constitute an armed attack agains ...

The Trump administration told Congress the US is in a “non-international armed conflict” with Latin American cartels, justifying recent strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug-runners https://t.co/t8f07bgLFY ...

Trump Says U.S. Engaged In ‘Armed Conflict’ With Caribbean Drug Cartels, Declaring Them ‘Unlawful Combatants’https://t.co/d1vIldsR2V https://t.co/e3I7FN0UFa ...

Launching a new forever war against drug cartels would likely be illegal, and almost certainly ineffective (via @opinion) https://t.co/i1UYwuCTiU ...

The US Treasury’s top official for combating terrorism financing will visit Mexico this week to hammer home the Trump administration’s push to target the banking of drug cartels https://t.co/WEmRiqpLSd ...

Do you think we will start doing strikes on the mainland Venezuela. Oh, >> we'll see what happens. >> Tensions between the US and Venezuela have reached a crisis point.>> There's been a very rapid buildup in the region, which is pretty unprecedented in modern times. >> The Trump administration has shown it will use lethal force to combat drug cartels, and it's repeatedly tied Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro to drug trafficking. The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela.It is a nar ...