President Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2026, that the United States will "start now hitting land with regard to the cartels," declaring "The cartels are running Mexico," in an interview clip shared by The Insider Paper on X over the past hour ending at 3:45 AM UTC. The remarks, posted by The Insider Paper during the reporting window from 2:46 AM UTC, echo comments Trump made in an interview with Sean Hannity shared earlier by @Acyn on X, where he also said he plans to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado next week. Separately, Reuters reported that President Trump and Congress are moving to undo a Biden-era ban on mining in northern Minnesota, according to an exclusive article linked in a tweet by ReutersLegal on X during the reporting window.
