
President Donald Trump (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a meeting with U.S. oil company executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 9, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
The United States is placing pressure on Mexico to hasten a crackdown on drug cartels, saying that gradual improvements are not enough to slow the flow of deadly fentanyl into American communities.
The directive came during a Thursday phone call between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente, part of a series of high-level discussions aimed at increasing bilateral security efforts.
Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
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