Trump attacks Claudia Sheinbaum for cartels: “She is a very scared woman”
The president of the United States maintains double messages against the Mexican president, as he praises her and then insults her
President Donald Trump once again pointed out that Mexico is “controlled” by cartels and affirmed that the president of that country, Claudia Sheinbaum, is “very scared.”
Within the framework of the G7, the US president affirmed that his plan against drug trafficking is advancing and once again indicated that he is preparing actions “on the ground”, pointing to Mexico as the main problem.
"[Drugs] come through Mexico. Mexico has lost control of its country. The cartels control Mexico, and it's sad," he said. “And the president is a very good woman, but she is a very scared woman.”
Trump regularly praises President Sheinbaum, but there are times when he has mocked her by imitating her for supposedly imploring him not to implement military action in Mexico.
Now, the Republican leader of the MAGA movement affirms that the Mexican president is “very scared” by the control that the cartels have in Mexico.
Trump and his cabinet usually send contradictory messages about the relationship with Mexico, since sometimes the president criticizes policies against organized crime, while some official accuses a lack of cooperation with the United States, and on other occasions it is the other way around.
Recently, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, acknowledged before the House of Representatives that he was “surprised” by the cooperation that exists on the part of Mexico against organized crime, after meeting precisely with President Sheinbaum.
Sheinbaum's government has achieved a reduction of between 46% and 49% in intentional homicides nationwide between September 2024 and May 2026, something that has not been seen in years, even during the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
In addition to this, the Mexican president has sent more than 100 leaders of criminal groups to the United States, not under extradition, but under the unusual use of a national security law that allows her to expel Mexicans required by US authority.
Despite the cooperation that Mexico maintains with the United States, the Trump government maintains pressure for military action in that country. To the extent that she took the bombing in Venezuela as an example to push her arms agenda in Mexico, where President Sheinbaum has been clear: “Yes, cooperation, not subordination.”