President Trump is taking the fight directly to the drug cartels by launching aggressive military operations in Ecuador with the full backing of the country’s right-wing president.
Trump believes that the time has come to directly confront the narco-terrorists flooding American communities with poison.
Recent developments include joint US-Ecuador operations under “Operation Total Extermination,” with strikes on narco-terrorist targets along the Colombia-Ecuador border using special forces support, helicopters, boats, and drones.
? BREAKING: President Trump is now going ALL-OUT on the cartels in Ecuador after their new right-wing President Daniel Noboa gave the US Pentagon a greenlight
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 30, 2026
THAT'S how you do it. Mexico should do the same, President Sheinbaum should STOP catering to the cartels! ? pic.twitter.com/KLZ3je4tzN
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has invited US assistance, including intelligence and kinetic actions, as part of a broader 17-country alliance Trump launched at the Shield of the Americas summit.
This builds directly on Trump’s consistent stance against the cartels. As we reported earlier, Trump hinted at military strikes, noting “we know their front door”
Plans for ground troops and drone strikes in Mexico were also floated:
Former Green Berets have pointed out that Trump could unleash elite units like Delta Force:
While border czar Tom Homan has repeatedly emphasized that US special operations forces will wipe out the cartels:
The contrast with Mexico remains glaring. President Claudia Sheinbaum has resisted deeper US involvement, drawing criticism for appearing to prioritize other concerns over dismantling the networks.
Trump’s approach extends across the region. Venezuelan exiles hailed the raid that removed Nicholas Maduro as essential, with no alternative but to smash the cartel-linked regime:
Trump also suggested a military operation against Colombia’s President Petro could make sense in the context of dealing with a cocaine-linked leader:
Democrats have criticised Trump’s Venezuela action, totally ignoring the fact that for years the likes of Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden advocated for the exact same policy of using a strike force to crush the cartels:
Decades of weak enforcement allowed the problem to fester. Now, with willing partners like Ecuador under Noboa, real pressure is being applied.
By forming coalitions with leaders who refuse to tolerate cartel safe havens, Trump is delivering results where hesitation and open-border policies previously failed. The cartels thrive on weakness; they fold under sustained, coordinated force.
As more nations join the effort, the days of cartel impunity across the hemisphere are coming to an end.
Your support is crucial in helping us defeat mass censorship. Please consider donating via Locals or check out our unique merch. Follow us on X @ModernityNews.
More news on our radar
Translated as he is going to steal their resources and murder more innocent people for jisrael.