U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth coined a new motto for the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (ACCC) while speaking in Panama.
“We do bad things to bad people,” the Trump official announced, referring to a campaign targeting the drug cartels.
“Because for too long, bad people did bad things to good people inside the United States of America and across Central and South America, and we are going to empower great Americans and great partners to do really good stuff and be very capable at bringing violence against drug cartels and designated terrorist organizations, because we’re dead serious about securing the homeland,” Hegseth added.
“WE DO BAD THINGS TO BAD PEOPLE.”
Sec. Pete Hegseth unveils a new motto in the war on drug cartels.
“For too long, bad people did bad things to good people inside the United States of America and across Central and South America.”
“We are going to empower great Americans and… pic.twitter.com/zoxAYWSDnz
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 14, 2026
Par for the course, the Trump-hating media dug up a 2008 photo of Prince Harry wearing a baseball cap emblazoned with the message “We do bad things to bad people” while serving in Afghanistan, declaring that the motto “was already in use,” and therefore not new.
Hegseth’s visit “coincided with the secretary’s address during the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, a U.S.-led multinational security and political alliance formed to combat transnational drug cartels, reduce illegal migration across the Western Hemisphere and limit foreign geopolitical interference,” the U.S. Southern Command noted.
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
Sounds like a script for a straight-to-DVD Steven Seagal movie from 2004.
— Goodman (@callpaul_) August 14, 2026
The pro-cartel wing of the DNC is bigger than anyone realizes.
— 1UltraMegaMaga (@1UltraMegaMAGA) August 14, 2026
About damn time.
Cartels have been doing bad things to good people for decades while we hand-wring and send strongly worded letters.
“We do bad things to bad people” is the clearest mission statement the U.S. has put out on this in years.
Execute.— Kaka (@ShockValueXX) August 14, 2026
Bloodless wars are endless wars. War must be violent and decisive. It should be so bad, that the enemy doesn’t want to make war again for generations.
— Copperclawz 🇺🇸 (@copperclawz) August 14, 2026
Triggering the lefties pic.twitter.com/bIft9MPoAa
— MagaXtremist 🙋🏻♀️ Alex Weaver (@MagaXtremist47) August 14, 2026
Drug cartels have spent decades trafficking drugs, terrorising communities and destroying lives. If governments are finally prepared to treat them like the ruthless organisations they are, good. The people profiting from misery shouldn’t be the ones setting the rules.
— Inter (@inderXplorer) August 14, 2026
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