El Mencho is dead. The ruthless leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, was eliminated in an operation that the White House confirms would not have happened without President Trump's direct leadership.
What followed was immediate and terrifying. Cartel forces launched retaliatory strikes across multiple Mexican states, killing 25 Mexican National Guard troops. Vehicles burned on highways. Drone footage from Guadalajara shows entire city blocks engulfed in flames as airports shut down and thousands of American citizens found themselves trapped with nowhere to run.
Trump's Promise Becomes Reality
This historic takedown succeeded because of Trump's day-one executive order designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. He authorized lethal action against drug boats, pressured Mexico to act, and delivered results the swamp said were impossible.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered a warning that should make every cartel leader lose sleep: "Mexican drug cartels know not to lay a finger on a single American or they will pay severe consequences under this president."
That's not diplomatic language, Patriots. That's a promise backed by the full weight of American power.
"This was not a ragtag gang. This was a paramilitary force at war," said Brian Stern of Gray Bull Rescues, whose team deployed helicopters and armored vehicles to extract stranded Americans.
The State Department's crisis hotlines were overwhelmed within hours as hundreds of desperate Americans called from resort towns, unable to reach airports or find safe passage. Secretary Rubio personally coordinated the response while private veteran-led organizations mobilized rescue operations into the hot zone.
Republican Senator Bernie Moreno called on Mexico to request U.S. military assistance, declaring the cartels "a clear and present danger that must be exterminated." With roughly 20% of Mexican territory under organized crime control and over 120,000 people disappeared, the scope of cartel dominance is staggering.
The contrast between Biden-era appeasement and Trump-era action couldn't be sharper. Americans are coming home because this president refuses to negotiate with terrorists. How long before the remaining cartel leaders realize they're next?