President Trump has reportedly directed the Pentagon to use the military and target drug cartels that the commander-in-chief has pre-designated as foreign terrorist organizations.
Reporting from the New York Times cites people 'familiar with the matter', saying the president privately signed the directive.
During the peace deal signing today with Armenia's prime minister and Azerbaijan's president, Trump responded to a reporters question on the challenges of his new directive, saying: 'Well, we are playing a tough game.'
White House Spokeswoman Anna Kelly confirmed to the Daily Mail that the president 'took the bold step to designate several cartels and gangs as foreign terrorist organizations.'
According to 'people familiar with the conversations', US military officials have begun drafting plans on how the military would be able to execute operations against certain organizations.
