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Sheinbaum counters Trump by pointing to drug use in the US
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s description of Mexico as the center of drug cartels by pointing to the high level of illicit drug use and weapons production in the United States. Sheinbaum said coordination with the United States was continuing and that they wanted to maintain good relations.
Sheinbaum rejects Trump’s criticism of Mexico
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded Wednesday at her morning press conference to U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of the Mexican government during his address to the United Nations General Assembly over activities linked to drug cartels.
Trump described Mexico as the “center” of drug cartel activity. Sheinbaum, however, said illicit drug use was high in the United States and that weapons produced in the country were reaching criminal groups in Mexico.
Sheinbaum said, “I could say that it is very difficult to live next to a country where illicit drug use is so high. Or I could say that it is very difficult to live next to a country that produces so many weapons, but I will not say that.”
Security pressure between the two countries
Trump has repeatedly raised the possibility of intervention on Mexican territory against criminal groups he holds responsible for the flow of illicit drugs into the United States. The Mexican government opposes this security pressure while remaining open to cooperation with the United States and insisting that the country’s sovereignty must be respected.
This stance reflects the course the Mexican government has followed in its security policy since Trump’s return to the White House. Washington’s demand for the extradition of officials from the ruling Morena Party, whom it accuses of drug trafficking, is also on the security agenda between the two countries.
Sheinbaum said they had good relations with U.S. President Trump and the U.S. government, adding, “That is why we are working in coordination and making progress.”
U.S. official praises Mexico
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terry Cole praised the Mexican government’s efforts to combat drug trafficking at the 40th International Drug Enforcement Conference held in Argentina in August.
Cole also described Mexico’s top security official, Omar García Harfuch, as an important U.S. ally.
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