Bill O’Reilly is forecasting a dramatic escalation in U.S. efforts against Mexican drug cartels—one that could involve the use of weaponized drones. The former Fox News host predicts that if the cartels refuse to halt their operations, President Trump will be forced to send in drones to eliminate them.
“I fully expect that to happen,” O’Reilly declared during a Monday appearance on NewsNation’s On Balance.
“If they don’t recede, you’re gonna see dead bodies all over the place and that’s coming soon,” he added ominously.
While O’Reilly’s comments paint a grim picture, they raise significant legal questions. The U.S. government is prohibited from using military force on foreign soil without explicit authorization, and Mexico is a sovereign ally. Any attempt to use U.S. military assets to target Mexican cartels would likely be a violation of international law—and a direct assault on Mexico’s sovereignty.
On Monday, Trump announced a halt to his proposed tariffs on Mexico after negotiating a deal with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. In a post to Truth Social, Trump shared details of the agreement, revealing that Sheinbaum had committed to reinforcing U.S. border security.
Trump wrote, “It was a very friendly conversation wherein she agreed to immediately supply 10,000 Mexican Soldiers on the Border separating Mexico and the United States.”
While Trump’s announcement indicates a cooperative security effort, it also shows a clear shift in the relationship between the two nations, with Sheinbaum confirming that joint efforts to improve border control, reduce drug trafficking and halt the flow of firearms from the U.S. to Mexico will begin immediately.
But the real question now is whether Trump’s apparent willingness to escalate the fight against cartels could risk crossing the line into an illegal military intervention. If he attempts to carry out O’Reilly’s predictions, it could have severe ramifications—both legally and diplomatically—between the U.S. and Mexico.
Watch the full segment from NewsNation below.
