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Donald Trump on Mexico: 'It's Run by Cartels'

The image features a Mexican flag waving in the wind with a circular inset of Donald Trump in the top-left corner, wearing a blue suit, white shirt, and red tie, smirking. Below the flag, bold text quotes Donald Trump: 'SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT MEXICO TOO. IT'S NOT RUN BY A PRESIDENT, IT'S RUN BY CARTELS.' The text uses red for 'DONALD TRUMP', white for most of the quote, and teal for 'MEXICO' and 'CARTELS', matching the Mexican flag's colors.
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SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT MEXICO TOO. IT'S NOT RUN BY A PRESIDENT, IT'S RUN BY CARTELS.

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DONALD TRUMP: "SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT MEXICO TOO. IT'S NOT RUN BY A PRESIDENT, IT'S NOT RUN BY CARTELS."

Overview

The image features a Mexican flag waving in the wind with a circular inset of Donald Trump in the top-left corner, wearing a blue suit, white shirt, and red tie, smirking. Below the flag, bold text quotes Donald Trump: 'SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT MEXICO TOO. IT'S NOT RUN BY A PRESIDENT, IT'S RUN BY CARTELS.' The text uses red for 'DONALD TRUMP', white for most of the quote, and teal for 'MEXICO' and 'CARTELS', matching the Mexican flag's colors.

Origin notes

This meme is sourced from 9Gag, a social media platform known for user-generated and shared memes. The image appears to be edited: Donald Trump's portrait (likely a stock photo) is overlaid as a circular inset on a Mexican flag background, with the quoted text added as a caption. It is not an original scene but a remix combining political commentary with visual elements.

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