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‘Clear and Present Danger’: Trump directs military use against drug cartels
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August 9, 2025
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3:02Now PlayingDonald Trump secretly directed the Pentagon to use military force against Latin American drug cartels – just like the movie, “Clear and Present Danger.” “Here’s the thing,” says Ali Velshi, “the plan to send American soldiers after the cartels was a bad idea in the movie and it’s a bad idea in the real world.”
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