Chris Christie Says He Would Give Mexican President Ultimatum on Stopping Drug Cartels

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a town-hall-style event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on June 6, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told South Carolina voters, that if elected president, he would give the president of Mexico 90 days to help stop the drug cartels in his country.

“If I’m elected president on my first day, I will sign an executive order that sends the National Guard to the border,” Mr. Christie said. “And their specific task will be the interdiction of fentanyl.”