Trump warns that, if Mexico doesn't do its job against drugs, Washington will take care of it
Donald Trump threatens to take care of the drug trafficking problem in case the government of Mexico doesn't address it as soon as possible
President Donald Trump once again expressed his dissatisfaction with the strategy implemented by the Mexican government to handle the drug issue and anticipated that, if he doesn't do his job correctly, Washington will do it instead.
“The influx of drugs by maritime has decreased 97%, and now we have put in the land force, which is much simpler. You'll hear some complaints from people in Mexico and other places, but if they're not going to do their job, we will do it,” he indicated during an event held at the White House.
The U.S. president has repeatedly mentioned the possibility of U.S. agencies in charge of confronting organizations dedicated to trafficking c on drugs intervene in Mexican territory to combat the cartels, but Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, opposes considering it a violation of sovereignty.
However, from the perspective of the 79-year-old Republican, putting an end to drug trafficking is one of the priorities of his second term, as he recognizes that in the United States there is a health crisis linked to drug use.
Trump's controversial statement occurs at a tense time for diplomatic relations with Mexico, at at least a couple of events foundations linked to drug trafficking have returned to occupy the front pages of the news spaces since they are related to both countries.
The first arises in response to the death of two agents of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who a couple of weeks were participating in an opera action carried out in the Western Sierra Madre in the State of Chihuahua, which lacked the consent of the Mexican authorities.
The second incident derives from the accusations issued by a federal court of the United States against Rubén Rocha Moya, former governor of Sinaloa, by linking him to the cartel led by the sons of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, which under the optics of the president of Mexico must first be supported with evidence before giving in to extradite him so that he responds to the US authorities.
All this arises prior to the negotiations for the review of the T-MEC (Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada), which start formally in July and d where Trump could raise tariffs on exports from his southern neighbor in case of refusing or inadequately addressing the drug-trafficking problem.