Trump's war on drugs
Oct 03, 2025•21 min
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Episode description
Donald Trump declared war on drugs when he re-entered the White House in January - declaring cartels and gangs terrorist organisations.
There have now been two occasions where the US military has taken lethal force against boats allegedly carrying drugs.
One place on the frontline of Trump's anti-drug policy is Ecuador, where our chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay has embedded with law enforcement on drug raids.
Stuart joins Mark Stone to discuss how the US attitude to policing drugs has changed, and how Trump is pushing back against cartels.
You can watch Stuart's piece here on YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=529gA24wDWE
If you've got a question you'd like the Trump100 team to answer, you can email it to trump100@sky.uk. We love making this podcast and we're always looking at ways to make it even better. We'd really appreciate it if you could take a couple of minutes to fill out our short survey here.
You can also watch all episodes on our YouTube channel.
Some of Mark and Stuart’s previous reporting can be found here:
The streets of Philadelphia
Fighting fentanyl special report
Drugs in the school yard
Inside a secret drugs lab
There have now been two occasions where the US military has taken lethal force against boats allegedly carrying drugs.
One place on the frontline of Trump's anti-drug policy is Ecuador, where our chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay has embedded with law enforcement on drug raids.
Stuart joins Mark Stone to discuss how the US attitude to policing drugs has changed, and how Trump is pushing back against cartels.
You can watch Stuart's piece here on YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=529gA24wDWE
If you've got a question you'd like the Trump100 team to answer, you can email it to trump100@sky.uk. We love making this podcast and we're always looking at ways to make it even better. We'd really appreciate it if you could take a couple of minutes to fill out our short survey here.
You can also watch all episodes on our YouTube channel.
Some of Mark and Stuart’s previous reporting can be found here:
The streets of Philadelphia
Fighting fentanyl special report
Drugs in the school yard
Inside a secret drugs lab
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