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Out of control - Trump calls on military for drug enforcement and threatens to federalize DC. -FIVE MINUTE NEWS
Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to use the military to carry out law enforcement against foreign drug cartels. The Republican’s decree provides an official basis for undertaking direct military operations on foreign soil and in corresponding territorial waters against organized criminal groups. - 08/09/2025.