Claudia Sheinbaum openly challenged Trump on drug trafficking

La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, dijo este jueves que “no necesitamos que nos juzguen desde afuera”, en respuesta a la proclamación presidencial de Donald Trump que califica a México como país de relevancia en el tránsito ...

Es una aparente contradicción que ha rendido frutos al evitar confrontaciones innecesarias con su par de Estados Unidos. Esas son las dos Claudias Sheinbaum, que inevitablemente me hacen recordar el famoso cuadro “Las dos Fridas” de la pintora mexicana Frida Kalho, parte del extraordinario acervo del Museo de Arte Moderno de la Ciudad de México.

President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke by phone Wednesday as the two countries close in on a trade deal, according to a person familiar with the call and a U.S.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum directly challenged Donald Trump's criticism over drug trafficking, asking what the US is doing to tackle cartels, money laundering and weapons flowing into Mexico.

President Sheinbaum responded Thursday morning to an official statement by U.S. President Trump that called on Mexico to "take additional action against the narcoterrorist organizations that dominate vast areas of its territory." (Camila Ayala Benabib / Cuartoscuro, Shutterstock) ... Mexico doesn’t need to be judged “from the outside,” President Claudia Sheinbaum declared Thursday, two days after U.S.

Sheinbaum countered this information with a recent statement from the U.S. Northern Command, which he said highlighted security cooperation between the two countries. “The U.S. military says, ‘We coordinate very well with Mexico,’” he said. The president questioned the reports as she assured that “they have no support” and that their source “is doubtful”; however, she recognized that they can “impact Mexico”, although she argued that her aim is mainly to influence the United States before the November elections.

During her morning press conference, the president reacted to recent U.S. observations on the advance of the cartels in the region and rejected the signals that intend to scrutinize domestic security policies.

President Sheinbaum used her Thursday morning briefing to demand Washington produce its own accounting of drug use, money laundering and gun trafficking. Mexico points to 92 alleged cartel operators handed to U.S. custody since February 2025 ...

Sheinbaum ha reclamado, ante las críticas de su homólogo estadounidense, que le gustaría ver un reporte del Gobierno de Estados Unidos con los resultados e iniciativas de Estados Unidos para perseguir a los narcotraficantes al otro lado de la frontera, para detener el lavado de dinero y el tráfico de armas que nutren a los grupos criminales y para frenar el consumo de opiáceos en la sociedad estadounidense. La presidenta ha devuelto el dardo a la Administración de Trump.