anchoring across cnn platforms you re going to see no more of me for a bit. but i m omar jimenez. we ll see you again next week on may 13, 18, 46 the united states declared war on mexico president james polk, claimed that america had been attacked but in reality the invasion was a brazen land and grab american troops made it all the way to mexico city and the u.s. next to much of today s western united states the future founder of the republican party and illinois congressman named abraham lincoln passionately opposed the war but today s republicans have mexico in their sights. once again back when he was president donald trump as defense secretary, market esport if he could launch missiles at mexico s drug cartels without mexico s permission and then blame the attack on another country we. could do it quietly. trump said, no one would know it was us esper told him the idea was ridiculous an act of war against one of america s biggest trading partners but trump would not ba