While Mexican cartels are advantageously positioned to move into trafficking contraband other than people and narcotics to the United States, they better be prepared to partner with or compete against America's best and brightest in such endeavors.
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Not sure if you're familiar with this iconic signature belonging to John Hancock adorning the :
In addition to serving as President of the Continental Congress, which entitled him to be the first signatory of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Hancock was also allegedly known as "The Prince of Smugglers."
When the British authorities sought to prosecute Hancock, this fine young attorney got him off the hook:
His name was John Adams, who is now mostly remembered for his tenure as the Second President of the United States. I guess you can say the Founding Fathers had an entire ecosystem for smuggling?!
In all fairness, many American elites rebelled against British rule in 1776 in part, if not largely out of disdain and contempt for tariffs imposed by the crown.
Don't know if Trump is familiar with this tidbit of American history, but his tariff policies may vary well reawaken the wrath of actual American Patriots™.
