President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected claims made by former U.S. President Donald Trump that Mexico has lost control of its territory to drug cartels.
The dispute highlights escalating diplomatic tension between the two neighbors over security strategies and the political rhetoric used by U.S. leadership on the international stage.
Trump made the remarks during the G7 summit this month [1]. Sheinbaum said in subsequent press statements in Mexico City that the former president is not well informed [2]. She defended her administration's security results and said that the government is actively fighting crime [3].
Sheinbaum said the comments were inaccurate. She also said that the remarks were politically motivated, linking the timing of the claims to a strategy aimed at the U.S. midterm elections [1].
In a separate statement, U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson called for unity between the two countries in the ongoing struggle against drug cartels [4].
Sheinbaum said that her government remains neither frightened nor immobile in its approach to national security. She said that the state is combating delinquency through its current strategic framework [3].
“"No está bien informado."”
This exchange underscores a volatile period in US-Mexico relations where security cooperation is frequently undermined by public political disputes. By framing Trump's comments as electoral strategies rather than diplomatic critiques, Sheinbaum is attempting to delegitimize the narrative of a 'failed state' to protect Mexico's international standing and domestic political capital.
