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AMLO asked me nicely: Trump says he will NOT declare Mexican cartels terrorists just yet
US President Donald Trump said he will hold off on designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorists at the request of his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, adding they will “deal decisively” with them together.
Calling Lopez Obrador, known as AMLO, “a man who I like and respect, and has worked so well with us,” Trump said that he will “temporarily” hold off the terrorist designation despite all the necessary work already being completed.
....will temporarily hold off this designation and step up our joint efforts to deal decisively with these vicious and ever-growing organizations!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2019
The president initially vowed the designation late last month in response to a grisly cartel-linked killing of an American family of 9 south of the border, calling on Mexico to “wage war” on organized crime. The request was rebuffed by Mexico City, however, with Obrador insisting “we can’t have foreign forces on our territory for military ends,” though he still left “cooperation” on the table.
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