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Mexico City: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has once again expressed firm opposition to any U.S. military intervention targeting drug cartels within Mexicos borders, emphasizing that such a move would be a direct threat to national sovereignty.
Speaking at a press conference, Sheinbaum warned that any decision by Washington to take such action would undermine Mexicos sovereignty. She made it clear that her country would not tolerate any form of U.S. military incursion under the pretext of combating drug trafficking.
Sheinbaum also strongly rejected remarks made by Ronald Johnson, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Mexico, during a Senate hearing earlier this week.
Johnson had suggested that all options should be considered when dealing with drug cartels. She responded by insisting that Mexicos sovereignty must be respected, adding that the idea of military action was not on the table, not on the chair, not on the floor, and not anywhere at all.
The discussion arose when a U.S. Senate committee asked Johnson for his opinion on conducting military operations against cartels in Mexico without informing the Mexican government. In response, Johnson had remarked that all options were on the table.
These statements come three weeks after President Trump designated eight Latin American criminal organizations, including six Mexican cartels, as terrorist groups, accusing them of being responsible for smuggling drugs into the United States.
