"We want a good relationship with the United States government. What are our limits? The defence of sovereignty and respect for the Mexican people and their dignity."
"There's no doubt that the narco traffickers and high-ranking government officials in Mexico have been in bed for years. They are just as much responsible for the death and destruction of record amounts of Americans by cooperating, by conspiring, by helping, producing this poison to come across the border."
"Mexico has been under intense pressure from Washington for months to tackle drug trafficking groups, with President Donald Trump repeatedly threatening to send troops south of the border. But in recent weeks, that pressure has intensified, pushing Sheinbaum into a delicate balancing act between trying to appease her party and mollify an increasingly hawkish White House."
"It's the most tense, the most difficult situation since at least the 1980s. We're in a moment the likes of which we have never seen, at least not in my memory."
Mexico faces heightened strain with the United States as Washington accuses Mexican officials of long-term cooperation with drug traffickers and as reports describe CIA agents operating south of the border. Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico wants a good relationship with the US government while defining limits around sovereignty and respect for Mexican people and their dignity. Her remarks followed testimony from DEA director Terry Cole before the US Senate, where he said narco traffickers and high-ranking Mexican officials have been in bed for years and are responsible for deaths tied to drugs entering the US. Mexico has faced months of pressure to confront trafficking groups, including threats from President Donald Trump to send troops, intensifying the diplomatic challenge for Sheinbaum.
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