{"id":1980103,"date":"2023-07-22T00:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T04:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-says-he-would-give-mexican-president-ultimatum-on-stopping-drug-cartels\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T00:06:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T04:06:53","slug":"chris-christie-says-he-would-give-mexican-president-ultimatum-on-stopping-drug-cartels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-says-he-would-give-mexican-president-ultimatum-on-stopping-drug-cartels\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Christie: Ultimatum to Mexican President on Drug Cartels"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchris-christie-says-he-would-give-mexican-president-ultimatum-on-stopping-drug-cartels%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1980103&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Former Gov. Chris Christie&#8217;s Bold\u2063 Plan to \u200dTackle\u200d Drug\u200b Cartels<\/h2>\n<p>In \u200ca passionate speech\u2062 to South Carolina \u2064voters, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie outlined\u200d his plan \u200bto combat drug\u2064 cartels in Mexico if\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">elected president<\/a>. Christie&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-says-he-would-give-mexican-president-ultimatum-on-stopping-drug-cartels\/\" title=\"Chris Christie: Ultimatum to Mexican President on Drug Cartels\">proposal involves giving<\/a> the president of Mexico\u200b 90 days to take action against the cartels.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If\u200c I&#8217;m elected president \u2062on\u2062 my first day, I \u200cwill \u2064sign an executive order \u200bthat \u200csends the\u2062 National\u200d Guard to the border,&#8221; Mr. Christie declared. &#8220;And their specific task will be the interdiction of fentanyl.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Christie emphasized that fentanyl, a highly dangerous drug, is the leading cause of death for young men in America. He pledged to take a tough stance with the Mexican government and issued an \u200bultimatum to Mexican President Andr\u00e9s \u200cManuel L\u00f3pez \u200cObrador.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If you don&#8217;t clean it up\u2062 in 90 days, I&#8217;m going to\u200c avail\u200d myself of the tools\u200c that I\u200b have available as the president of the United States and the\u200d Commander in Chief of \u200dthe greatest intelligence agency \u2063and the greatest\u2063 army in the world,&#8221;\u2062 Mr. Christie declared during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-equality-act-is-the-greatest-threat-to-religious-freedom-in-our-lifetime-we-must-stand-against-it\/\" title=\"The \u2018Equality Act\u2019 Is The Greatest Threat To Religious Freedom In Our Lifetime. We Must Stand Against It.\">town hall meeting<\/a> in \u2062Columbia, South Carolina, on \u200cJuly 21. &#8220;We will take care of these criminals who are poisoning our children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5386784\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10\/id5386784-Alexander-Neville_JF_04282023-1200x773.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10\/id5386784-Alexander-Neville_JF_04282023-1200x773.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of 14-year-old Alexander Neville, who died after \u200baccidentally taking fentanyl, is held in Irvine, Calif., on April \u200c28, 2023. (John Fredricks\/The Epoch Times)\"><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>Furthermore, Christie expressed \u200bhis determination to address the issue of \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dea-issues-public-safety-alert-amid-surge-of-counterfeit-pills\/\" title=\"DEA issues public safety alert amid surge of counterfeit pills\">precursor chemicals supplied<\/a> by China to the cartels \u200cfor fentanyl production.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;(The Chinese) \u200dare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dea-chief-fentanyl-flooding-u-s-through-southern-border\/\" title=\"DEA Chief: Fentanyl flooding U.S. through southern border\">sending chemicals<\/a> to\u2062 Mexico that they know will be used to create a \u2063drug that will kill American citizens.\u2064 That&#8217;s an act of war, and it needs \u2063to be said just that way by a president of the United States who can\u2063 stay awake,&#8221; \u2063Mr.\u200c Christie asserted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Christie made it clear that he believes neither\u2062 party&#8217;s front-runner, including Mr.\u200b Biden, is capable of effectively leading the country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5037193\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06\/GettyImages-866761794-1200x799.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06\/GettyImages-866761794-1200x799.jpg\" alt=\"A file image of then President Donald Trump speaking with then Gov. Chris\u2064 Christie\u2062 (R-N.J.) after he delivered remarks on combatting drug demand and\u2062 the opioid crisis \u200cin the East\u2062 Room of the White House in Washington on Oct. 26, 2017. \u200b(Jim Watson\/AFP via Getty Images)\"><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>Reflecting on his experience as \u2062a Republican\u2062 governor working with a Democratic\u2063 legislature, Christie highlighted the importance of collaboration and compromise.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I inherited an $11 billion\u200d deficit on\u200c a\u200d $29 billion budget in 2010. And we balanced that budget without \u200braising taxes,&#8221; Mr. Christie\u200b shared. &#8220;The key was working with people I disagreed with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite facing opposition, Christie emphasized that progress can be achieved when the\u2063 focus is\u2062 on the \u2064work at hand.<\/p>\n<h2>The White\u2062 House Race<\/h2>\n<p>Christie criticized both Mr. Biden \u200dand Mr. Trump, asserting that they have let down the American people and would continue to do\u200b so if reelected.<\/p>\n<p>He began by scrutinizing Mr. Biden&#8217;s record, highlighting issues \u2064such as the withdrawal of troops from\u200d Afghanistan and the\u2062 state of the economy under Biden&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>According to Christie, Mr. Biden considers former President Jimmy\u2063 Carter as the best \u200cpresident\u200c of his lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Christie concluded by emphasizing the\u2062 need for a leader who can \u2062effectively address the challenges facing the nation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie promised South Carolina voters that, as president, he would grant the Mexican president 90 days to combat drug cartels. 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