US EditionMexico’s president increasingly backed against a wall in managing Trump relationship
President Sheinbaum denies claims that Mexico is controlled by cartels and highlights cooperation with the U.S. on security while maintaining Mexican sovereignty.
- On Wednesday, President Claudia Sheinbaum defended herself at a morning press conference and met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the National Palace to discuss security cooperation.
- Last month, Trump's rhetoric including `Mexico does what we tell them to do` and last week's `run by cartels` comment, plus a U.S. strike in the southern Caribbean killing 11, escalated tensions, Rubio said.
- At home, her administration combined security moves with consumer protections, delivering dozens of cartel affiliates to American authorities and renewing a gasoline price cap at 24 pesos with 98% participation by gas station owners in Mexico.
- Michael Shifter said President Claudia Sheinbaum is walking a `fine line` as analysts warn the Trump administration won't concede much, limiting Mexico's diplomatic options amid tensions.
- With high domestic support, President Claudia Sheinbaum emphasizes sovereignty limits by opposing `U.S. boots on the ground` despite migratory flow cooperation, enjoying 70% to 80% approval.
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Mexico's president increasingly backed against a wall in managing Trump relationship
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's strategy of managing a tumultuous relationship with President Donald Trump may be running up against wider regional tensions and a lack of willingness by the Trump administration to make concessions.
Before her meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Claudia Sheinbaum denied Donald Trump’s claims during an interview she gave Reagan Reese where she said she is “very frightened” by drug cartels. “I’m not going into the debate because it’s not the first time she mentions it. We respect the relationship with the U.S., President Trump, but it’s not true this statement she makes and I also appreciate the good mention she made o…
It highlights agreement with the United States against drug cartels, fuel theft and arms trafficking, with respect for sovereignty As a member of the National Regeneration Movement Party (Morena) bench in the Senate of the Republic, Ana Lilia Rivera Rivera supported the strategy of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo [...]
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum asserted that it's not true that she's afraid of confronting drug cartels.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo denied on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, that she was afraid or that Mexico was ruled by drug cartels, as her U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, had said two days earlier. "We greatly respect the Mexico-United States relationship, we respect President Trump, and no, this statement he makes is not true; but we stand by the… Source
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