'We are not subordinates': Claudia Sheinbaum warns us not drone bomb bombs – Country
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the country would explicitly reject any unilateral military action by the U.S. in Mexico, warning that such measures “can’t solve anything” in amid threats from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to use drone strikes to strike drug cartels.
Sheinbaum spoke with reporters at a daily press conference on April 8 and answered questions about NBC News reports, which claimed that the Trump administration is considering a drone strike on Mexico's drug cartels to combat trafficking on common borders.
“Under no circumstances will the Mexican people accept intervention, intervention or any other acts from abroad,” Sheinbaum told reporters.
“We do not agree to any intervention or intervention,” Sheinbaum added. “It's very clear: we coordinate, we collaborate, [but] We are not subordinates and have no intervention in these actions. ”
On Tuesday, NBC News cites the knowledge of six current and former U.S. military, law enforcement and intelligence officials. It said officials said the Trump administration is weighing the UAV strike in Mexico, “crime gangs trafficking narcotics on the southern border, adding that no decision was made.
Sheinbaum said the United States and Mexico had a good conversation on security issues and she did not think the United States would take such unilateral action.
In February, Sheinbaum said Mexico would not tolerate the “invasion” of its national sovereignty after the Trump administration relocated to formally designate eight Latin American criminal organizations as “foreign terrorist organizations.”
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“This is not an opportunity for the United States to invade our sovereignty. It is cooperation and coordination, never subordinate or interventionist, or even less invasion,” Sheinbaum said in a daily press conference on February 20.
“We want to be clear given that we will not negotiate our sovereignty,” Sheinbaum added. “No interference or subordinate.
“Both countries want to reduce drug consumption and illegal drug trafficking.”
Sheinbaum said the United States did not consult with her administration and decided to include Mexican cartels on the global terrorist group list, including the Sinaloa cartel, the United Cartel, the Michelna Cana family and the Jalisco new generation cartel.
On Tuesday, Colby Jenkins, currently the assistant secretary of defense for special operations, told the Senate committee that even if Trump designated foreign terrorist groups, special operations forces had no right to launch drone attacks in Mexico's drug cartels.
Jenkins said Trump's designation did not automatically give the U.S. military the power to take direct action against the cartel.
Asked by Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Democrat of Michigan, Jenkins said it “can help us unlock the door” to address the wider government drug problem.
Slotkin mentioned Elon Musk’s post on February 19 when he said the name of foreign terrorists means the U.S. can launch a drone strike on the cartel.
Jenkins said that this is not the case, but now the military can offer options and be prepared if Trump wants to do more to protect the border.
– Using Reuters and Associated Press documents
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