The Mexican flag floats over Zocalo, the main square in the city of Mexico. © Getty Images
U.S. president Donald Trump signaled that he could order attacks on drug cartels in Mexico.
He repeated threats to America's confederate neighbour after American commandos kidnapped Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro during a raid on his residence in Caracas last week.
The U.S. government accuses Maduro of drug trafficking, which is why he denies it.
Trump besides accused Mexico of ‘recommending’ U.S. drugs and illegal immigrants, many of whom have described as violent criminals.
As of September 2025, the U.S. attacked at least 35 alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean.
"We have eliminated 97% of the drugs coming in by water and now we will begin attacking land in connection with cartels" – told Trump Sean Hannity on Thursday night on Fox News.
"Cartels regulation Mexico. Very, very sad to see and see what happened to this country” said Trump.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum minimized Trump's rhetoric by calling it "the component of his kind of communication".
She added that she instructed Mexican abroad Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente to talk to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and ‘if essential with Trump to strengthen coordination’.
Last week, the Mexican abroad Ministry condemned the American military raid on Venezuela, calling it "a serious threat to regional stability".
After the kidnapping Maduro Trump besides exchanged insults with Colombia's president Gustavo Petro, whose names‘sick man’. The leaders spoke on the telephone on Wednesday to relieve the tension, and both identified the conversation as cordial.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/630775-trump-strikes-mexico-new/
