FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a working luncheon with permanent representatives of the United Nations Security Council in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday he will temporarily hold off designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations at the request of Mexico's president.
Trump said last week he would make the designation to disrupt the drug cartels' finances by imposing sanctions such as asset freezes and travel bans.
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