Trump Calls Cartels Terrorists. Is That Enough To Go To War?
13 October 2025

Trump Calls Cartels Terrorists. Is That Enough To Go To War?

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Nearly a quarter century after the September 11th attacks, the Trump administration is using the language of terrorism to target a new enemy: Latin American drug cartels.

The president says the U.S. is in armed conflict with drug cartels.

Scott Detrow talks to a Bush-era lawyer who says the powers of war are too extraordinary to use against crime.

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