Overview
- In new remarks following a U.S. operation in Venezuela, President Trump told Fox News he would begin “attacking by land” Mexican cartels and claimed they “control” Mexico.
- On weekend stops in Guerrero and Michoacán, President Claudia Sheinbaum emphasized collaboration with the United States but vowed Mexico will not accept subordination or foreign military intervention.
- Sheinbaum instructed Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente to deepen direct contact with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and kept open the option of speaking with Trump if needed.
- Mexican officials underscored existing joint tools, including a maritime surveillance arrangement involving the Navy with the U.S. Coast Guard and Northern Command, a high-level working group, and recent seizures such as 1.6 tonnes of cocaine.
- A group of 75 Democratic lawmakers warned Rubio that unilateral U.S. force in Mexico would be disastrous and unlawful without consent or Congressional authorization, as Sheinbaum also cited a halving of fentanyl flows and urged the U.S. to address domestic demand.