During his speech at the United States Department of Justice, President Donald Trump reiterated his gratitude and recognition to the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, for giving him the idea to conduct a prevention campaign to avoid the consumption of fentanyl in her country during a phone call. "I thank the President of Mexico, actually, it was a call about tariffs and we talked about drugs. There would be no drug distribution to the United States if there were no consumption," Sheinbaum commented on Trump in her morning conference on February 20. I think it is important, and we have always talked about it, that drug trafficking to the United States is related to consumption in the United States, which is not just a Mexico issue.
At the FII PRIORITY Summit, the American president highlighted that in the multiple calls he has with people, "I don’t learn anything from anyone because I know everything." "But I spoke with this woman and as soon as she talked about her campaign I said: ‘what a great idea’,” he pointed out. On previous occasions, Trump has referred to Sheinbaum as “a wonderful woman.”
Just on February 19, Trump officially declared Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations. He also thanked her at the time for giving him this idea. The next day, the Mexican president thanked her counterpart for the message. "First, thank you for the mention. Stay away from drugs," showing the serious damage that drugs like fentanyl cause to the body. He also recognized the President of Mexico as a very nice woman. "She gave me an idea that I think will be very successful and based on what will be incredible," he assured. He recalled that during the conversation, the President of Mexico told him that in the ads for the campaign "Fentanyl kills."
During his speech, Trump congratulated Sheinbaum Pardo for her prevention campaign against fentanyl, emphasizing the importance of collaboration in the fight against drug consumption.
