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Trump's Drug War Sparks Controversy Amid Rising Violence

11/15/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump is accused by critics of escalating violence in the Caribbean Sea, as U.S. strikes have caused at least 64 deaths.
Critics say the actions, framed as a war on drugs, lack evidence and legal justification.
The roots of the drug war trace to Nixon's 1971 declaration, with a militarized approach fueling cartels and harming marginalized communities, a dynamic that the Trump administration has intensified.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump is accused by critics of escalating violence in the Caribbean Sea, as U.S. strikes have caused at least 64 deaths.
Critics say the actions, framed as a war on drugs, lack evidence and legal justification.
The roots of the drug war trace to Nixon's 1971 declaration, with a militarized approach fueling cartels and harming marginalized communities, a dynamic that the Trump administration has intensified.