Donald Trump's first airstrikes are coming as early as the next few days; here are the targets

Donald Trump has signed numerous executive orders as soon as he joined office after taking oath as the 47th President of the United States. In these orders, there is one executive call from Trump that designated drug cartels from certain countries as 'terrorist organizations' and enemies of the United States.

This suggests that the United States may be moving ahead against drug cartels with the same tactics and aggression it displays on terrorist outfits like Al-Qaeda, and ISIS.

Is Trump planning on conducting strikes on foreign drug cartel locations?

The slew of executive orders within hours of taking office may include orders instructing military troops to conduct deadly airstrikes on critical locations controlled by drug cartels based in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and El Salvador, from where the shipments are then sent to the US to disrupt the well-being of American citizens.

Trump doing good on his drug battle promises?

During his inauguration speech itself, Trump announced that he would be signing the federal order to declare an emergency in the south of the border of the US, and will be conducting major clampdowns on drug cartels operating from these regions.

Moreover, reports also suggest that Trump's executive orders may also instruct federal agencies to monitor and track down anyone helping these drug cartels in any manner possible, and arrest them. This is quite similar to the way federal agencies conduct clampdowns on terrorist outfit sympathizers inside the US.

FAQs:

Is Trump planning attacks on drug cartels in Mexico?
Trump, during his inauguration ceremony, announced that he would be signing an executive order designating drug cartels in Mexico and neighboring countries as terrorist outfits.

Is Donald Trump the new US President?
Yes, Donald Trump is the new US President, after taking oath at the inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol on January 20.