According to the Los Angeles Times, Claudia Sheinbaum has won acclaim for facing down tariff threats, shunning political bluster, and skirting White House provocations — while winning admiration from President Trump.
“A cool head” has been her motto.
But Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum may soon face her most challenging test — and her response could define bilateral relations for years.
At issue: Trump’s stated determination to deploy U.S. military force against Mexican drug cartels, six of which his administration has designated as foreign terrorist organizations. Trump has vowed to “wage war” on cartels, which, he said, exercise “total control” in Mexico and pose a “grave threat” to U.S. national security.
The president of Mexico is a lovely woman, but she is is so afraid of the cartels that she can’t even think straight
President Trump
In response to U.S. pressure, Mexico has cracked down on drug trafficking and illegal immigration, dispatching thousands of troops to its northern frontier and even shipping 29 accused cartel capos to the United States, skirting Mexican due process guarantees. The Sheinbaum administration has also agreed to expand U.S. surveillance flights…
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