The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, demanded this Thursday that the United States "not use" the Latin American country as a "piñata" in the electoral campaign for the November midterm elections, after Republican congressman Carlos Giménez accused the Mexican government of "undermining" US policy towards Cuba.
"Mexico should not be the subject of their campaign because they have their problems in the United States. Mexico is no one's piñata. Do not use Mexico for your campaign," the president declared in her daily press conference.
Sheinbaum's reaction comes after Congressman Carlos Giménez, of Cuban origin, assured that the Mexican president, with her humanitarian support for Havana, "is perpetuating the longest dictatorship in the region."
The American politician, known for his hard line on foreign policy, stated in his X account that Mexico “are not good neighbors and will have to face the consequences,” after the announcement of a new shipment of humanitarian aid to the Caribbean island.
After these accusations, the Mexican leader insisted that her Administration has coordination with Washington “without subordination,” which is why she said that Mexico “should not be an issue” in the neighboring country's electoral campaign.
In this sense, the head of state reaffirmed the "historic" support of the Latin American country for Cuba, an issue that she framed in "sovereignty" and the sending of humanitarian aid, amid the increase in pressure from the United States on Havana through economic sanctions.
"We will always help the people of Cuba, always. It is a brother people, there is a common history and we do not agree with the blockade that affects a people so much," he stated.
This week, the Mexican Government announced a new shipment of humanitarian aid to Cuba, with the aim of alleviating the economic and social crisis that the island is going through, aggravated by the energy blockade imposed by the United States after the capture of the deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro last January.
US President Donald Trump, who is pressuring Havana to undertake political and economic reforms, has threatened to “take control” of the island, while the Cuban Government denounces that Washington is preparing the ground to justify an eventual military intervention.
The new shipment of Mexican aid to Cuba comes as Mexico, the United States and Canada renegotiate the USMCA, one of the most important free trade agreements in the world, after Trump refused to support its automatic renewal. EFE
