Mexico seeks stronger US ties after Trump threat against cartels: president
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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday her
government wanted closer security coordination with the United States after
Donald Trump threatened ground attacks against drug cartels.
Sheinbaum told reporters she asked her foreign minister to
contact US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and, if needed, speak directly with
Trump to strengthen cooperation under the bilateral security framework.
Trump earlier said in a Fox News interview that land attacks
against cartels would follow recent US maritime operations in the Pacific and
Caribbean, without specifying where or when.
Mexico extradited dozens of cartel leaders to the US in 2025
and reinforced border cooperation, but Sheinbaum has repeatedly voiced
opposition to any military intervention from outside.
She said Mexico maintains a "security
understanding" with Washington and that Rubio had praised the "good
coordination" on security between the two countries.
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