Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum called it “not minor” that a senator spoke to a foreign outlet about intervention and said voters should evaluate legislators.
- Morena’s national leader, Luisa María Alcalde, accused Téllez of betraying the country and said the public will judge her actions.
- Téllez rejected the treason claims, arguing she requested help against cartels within lawful cooperation and shared her interview to dispute the charge.
- PT deputy Lilia Aguilar Gil requested that the Senate Ethics Commission open an investigation into Téllez over alleged treason.
- The clash follows a heated exchange in the Comisión Permanente with Gerardo Fernández Noroña, and no formal sanctions have been announced as the dispute continues.