Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that her agreement to delay tariffs with President Donald Trump does not involve allowing an increase of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officers in Mexico.
In response to a question at her regular morning press conference about whether Trump asked to increase the DEA’s presence in Mexico, Sheinbaum said what Mexico is asking of the United States is coordination and collaboration.
Trump’s pick to lead the DEA is a former counternarcotics agent who led the U.S. Department of Justice division that was instrumental in the capture of Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
During a phone call on Monday with Trump, Sheinbaum agreed to send 10,000 additional Mexican National Guard troops to the border. In exchange, the United States said it would delay tariffs on her country for at least the next month.
The first of those troops arrived at the border in recent days.
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Mexico’s president says her roughly 15 minute phone call with President Donald Trump Monday was a “good conversation” and described the tone as “friendly.” -
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she has asked her foreign secretary to reach out to the U.S. secretary of State after President Donald Trump’s comments to Fox News. -
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