El Mencho is dead, and Mexico has descended into chaos. The leader of the brutal Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, was eliminated in an operation the White House confirmed would not have happened without President Trump's direct leadership—and now the cartels are at war.
What followed was immediate and terrifying. Cartel forces launched devastating retaliatory strikes across multiple Mexican states. Twenty-five Mexican National Guard troops were killed in the violence. Vehicles burned on highways. Entire city blocks in Guadalajara went up in flames as drone footage captured the apocalyptic scenes from above.
Thousands of American citizens found themselves trapped with no way out as airports shut down and roads were blocked by warring cartel factions. The State Department's crisis hotlines were overwhelmed within hours as hundreds of desperate calls poured in from Americans stranded in resort towns.
Trump's Promise Delivers Results
Here's the truth the establishment media won't tell you: this operation succeeded because President Trump designated cartels as foreign terrorist organizations on day one. He authorized lethal action against drug boats. He pressured Mexico to act. And when they did, the results were historic.
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 veteran-led organization deployed helicopters and armored vehicles to extract stranded Americans.
Republican Senator Bernie Moreno publicly called on Mexico to request U.S. military assistance, calling the cartels "a clear and present danger that must be exterminated." The scope of cartel control is staggering—roughly 20% of Mexican territory falls under organized crime dominance.
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. While social media influencers trapped in Mexico were told to "stop bringing negativity" online, Trump was taking direct action to eliminate the threat at its source.
This is what happens when America has a leader who puts Americans first. The cartels just learned they're no longer untouchable.