DeSantis Vows to Send US Military Into Mexico to Stop Fentanyl Labs
- Mexico would likely view such a move as sovereignty violation
- ‘You’re darn right I would,’ DeSantis says on use of force
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Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis pledged to send US special forces into Mexico to destroy fentanyl labs, disrupt cartel operations and stop the lethal drug from crossing the border.
“Yes, I will do it from Day One,” the Florida governor said in response to a question at the first GOP debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. “The president of the United States has got to use all available powers as commander-in-chief to protect our country and to protect the people. So when they’re coming across, yes, we’re going to use lethal force.”