White House highlights 'steepest' ever decline in US casualties from cartels amid boat strikes

Senior administration officials touted President Donald Trump's use of military force against cartels in the Western Hemisphere during a press call on Tuesday. "So, the president directed, the Department of War executed, the first ever plan and strategy to use direct military force to defend the homeland from this threat," one of the officials said. "The effects have been spectacular, and we've seen the largest and steepest reduction in U.S. casualties inflicted by the cartels in American histor