President Donald Trump expressed in a press conference from Florida his opinion that Mexico is largely governed by drug cartels. Trump responded to a question about a CNN report implicating the CIA in spying operations with drones in Mexico. The U.S. president stated that he would be willing to collaborate if Mexico requested help on this issue.
In his statements, Trump pointed out that the cartels have had significant control in Mexico for years and criticized Mexican authorities for allowing people to cross into the United States through the common border. He also considered migrants arriving in his country through Mexico as "criminals" from various prisons around the world.
For her part, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum responded to Trump's accusations of supposed alliances with drug trafficking. Sheinbaum firmly denied such claims, stating that any collaboration occurs more in U.S. armories, which supply high-powered weapons to criminal groups in Mexico.
At another point, Trump emphasized that since he took office, he has managed to establish "the safest border" and praised the performance of the Border Patrol. The news about surveillance operations with drones in Mexico by the CIA was reported by various U.S. media, such as CNN and The New York Times.
The confrontation between Trump and Sheinbaum takes place in a context of tension, where the U.S. president continues to emphasize the supposed influence of the cartels in Mexico, while the mayor of the Mexican capital rejects these accusations and focuses on the responsibility of the United States in the illegal arms trafficking to Mexico.
