Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum continues to condemn the United States’ recent raid in Venezuela, as President Donald Trump suggests he would consider other military actions in the hemisphere.
Sheinbaum said Wednesday though she disagrees with its actions in Venezuela, her country will continue to collaborate with the Trump administration on security and trade.
Sheinbaum says she’ll navigate the future of her country’s relationship with the United States by “being firm in our principles, and also understanding that we are neighbors and will always be neighbors.”
Trump has suggested that he would use military action in Mexico to fight cartels. Sheinbaum has drawn a clear red line against unilateral military action in her country.
The question is whether, and for how long, that boundary will hold, says Stephanie Brewer with the Washington Office on Latin America.
“When Trump or his officials float the idea of some type of strikes or U.S. action in Mexican territory, those aren’t just bluffs, those aren’t just words,” Brewer said. “These are threats or ideas that should be taken seriously.”
A strike on cartels or other military action in Mexico would make it difficult, even impossible, for the two countries to continue collaborating the way they are now, Brewer said.
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