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Trump administration is strengthening war minister defense Pete Hegseth A shocking warning to Narco-Terrorist: attempts to endanger Americans will no longer be “tolerated”.
“President Trump locked the border down … Now, we continue to attack to make sure these cartels are not funded so that they can’t sustain their jobs,” Haggs told Fox News’ Rachel Campos-Duffy.
Hegseth detailed the Pentagon’s precise efforts to ensure the Western Hemisphere in his first interview as Secretary of War, highlighting his mission as the head of defense for protecting the land, the American people and the U.S. national interests.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth met President Trump at the Oval Office on September 3, 2025. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
He said stopping the “poisoning” of American citizens is crucial to accomplishing this task.
“It doesn’t mean we’re endlessly fighting every cartel everywhere…we’re not endlessly fighting for another endless battle,” he said.
“This is the exact application of American power, i.e. sending a very clear signal that Narco terrorism will not be tolerated in our hemisphere, … we did not do that [handling drug traffickers] Use kid’s gloves again. ”
The War Minister’s remarks came after U.S. officials killed 11 so-called Tren de Aragua members after a fatal strike on Venezuelan drug ship, despite Venezuelan officials objecting to footage of the event.
Videotapes shared by President Donald Trump show a ship allegedly contained 11 members of the Tren de Aragua gang, not long before it was destroyed. (@realdonaldtrump via Truth Social)
The Coast Guard also sank a suspected drug ship over the weekend and arrested seven alleged drug smugglers, according to a video released by the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday.
Campos-Duffy interviewed Hegseth on Wednesday for “Fox Noticias.”Fox and friends“Glance to the joint base of Andrews in Washington, D.C., and then head to Puerto Rico to join Hegseth, joining the amphibious assault ship, Iss Iwo Jima.
In that interview, she also asked Hergus about the recent War Department change and why he thought it was a necessary change.
“The words are important, the title is important,” he said.
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“this Ministry of War Founded by George Washington in 1789. We have a long history of war sectors with this country. We won World War I and World War II with the Ministry of War. We want the spirit of the warrior.
“It is appropriate that the motto of the first row I led was, ‘Those who desire peace must prepare for war.’ This is because we want peace, it is because we seek peace, it is because the American people deserve peace.”
Watch more Campos-Duffy’s interview with Secretary Hegseth”Fox Noticias. ”
Landon Mion of Fox News contributed to the report.
