Trump Calls Cartels Terrorists. Is That Enough To Go To War?
Trump Calls Cartels Terrorists. Is That Enough To Go To War?  
Podcast: The NPR Politics Podcast
Published On: Mon Oct 13 2025
Description: From Consider This from NPR:Nearly a quarter century after the September 11th attacks, the Trump administration is using the language of terrorism to target a new enemy: Latin American drug cartels.The president says the U.S. is in armed conflict with drug cartels.Scott Detrow talks to a Bush-era lawyer who says the powers of war are too extraordinary to use against crime.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy