‘We do not want intervention’
mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaumwas dismissed again Donald TrumpHe said that he had threatened military action against drug cartels in his country, telling reporters: “It’s not going to happen.”
Sheinbaum made the comments Tuesday morning in response to the U.S. president’s latest warning that he might allow strikes in Mexico.
Speaking on Monday, Trump said, “Would I like to see a strike in Mexico to stop the drugs? That’s fine with me, we have to do whatever we have to do to stop the drugs,” Trump said, adding that he was “not happy with Mexico” and that the U.S. government had “massive surveillance” of drug corridors from Mexico.
Sheinbaum said: Trump administration It was later clarified would intervene only with Mexican permission.
“We won’t want that because we don’t want interference from any foreign government,” he said.
Relating to: Sheinbaum denied reports that the US would send troops to Mexico: ‘This will not happen’
Sheinbaum pointed to the 19th-century Mexican-American war as a warning of what could happen if U.S. troops were allowed into Mexico: “The last time the U.S. intervened in Mexico, it took over half the territory.”
Sheinbaum, who came to power a few months before Trump returned to the White House, was praised for his calm but determined management of bilateral relations under intense pressure.
Earlier this month, he denied reports that Washington was planning to send troops to Mexico and said he had repeatedly rejected such offers from Trump. “We do not accept any intervention or process of interventionism,” he said.
However, Trump continues to demand that Mexico, the United States’ largest trading partner, do more to reduce the flow of drugs and immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
“I have great respect for the president, who I think is a tremendous woman,” Trump said of Sheinbaum. in october. “She is a very brave woman, but Mexico is ruled by cartels.”
Trump’s latest threat came as he amassed a fleet that included the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, in the Southern Caribbean near Venezuela.
Trump said the deployment was necessary to stop the flow of drugs into the United States. The US military has blown up 21 boats allegedly involved in drug smuggling since September, killing at least 83 people.
But many analysts see this as a way to pressure the Venezuelan president. Nicolas Maduroresigning after stealing last year’s election.
Trump’s threats against Mexico and Venezuela reflect his administration’s new and aggressive focus on Latin America.
“Some countries cooperate with us enthusiastically, some less so.” wrote Marco RubioUS secretary of state. “The former will be rewarded. As for the latter, Mr. Trump has already shown that he is more than willing to use America’s considerable influence to protect our interests.”
