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Trump Responds to Reports He Wanted to Shoot Missiles at Drug Cartel Factories
Katie Pavlich | @KatiePavlich | Posted: May 09, 2022 3:45 PM
During a recent interview with "60 Minutes," former Defense Secretary Mark Esper claimed President Donald Trump proposed the United States take out drug cartel operations in Mexico with missiles.
Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper tells @NorahODonnell that former Pres. Donald Trump suggested the U.S. military shoot missiles into Mexico to go after drug cartels. Asked if this story was true, Pres. Trump wrote to 60 Minutes, “No comment.” https://t.co/M9KP9r2lls pic.twitter.com/jOouF5NL2y
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) May 8, 2022
Over the weekend, President Trump responded to the allegation with "no comment" and addressed a number of other statements Esper made.
When asked for comment on this interview, the office of former President Donald Trump provided the following statement to 60 Minutes. https://t.co/QBrwHL2cR2 pic.twitter.com/MZUCrfxgha
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) May 8, 2022
Mexican cartels operate industrial-sized methamphetamine and fentanyl labs south of the border and the product is then trafficked into the United States.
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