After learning of the attack, President Trump tweeted that the United States is willing to help Mexican authorities “wage WAR on the drug cartels” amid the recent wave in violence.
….monsters, the United States stands ready, willing & able to get involved and do the job quickly and effectively. The great new President of Mexico has made this a big issue, but the cartels have become so large and powerful that you sometimes need an army to defeat an army!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2019
This is the time for Mexico, with the help of the United States, to wage WAR on the drug cartels and wipe them off the face of the earth. We merely await a call from your great new president!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2019
As of this article’s publication, the White House has not responded to press inquiries asking if the president is willing to send U.S. troops across the border to confront the cartels.