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“The Drug Cartels Are Totally in Charge of Mexico,” (Donald Trump)

WASHINGTON D.C. / MEXICO CITY — Bilateral tensions have escalated following sharp statements by U.S. President Donald Trump, who asserted that drug cartels effectively rule Mexico and described Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum as “very frightened” of organized crime. Speaking on the security situation, Trump claimed that his administration has successfully reduced drug trafficking by 60% along one monitored route and will now intensify land-b…

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The greater the tension between the USA and Mexico, the more exciting the joint World Cup becomes for Donald Trump. Oswaldo Zavala researches the power of cartels. He knows who really controls football in his home country – and what lies behind the American rhetoric. Source link: https://www.welt.de/kultur/plus6a2f9f507e682fc37fbfa4f0/mexiko-als-mitgastgeber-als-gescheiterter-staat-in-der-hand-von-kriminellen-ist-mexiko-ein-politisches-konstrukt…

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The stronger the tension between the US and Mexico, the more exciting the joint World Cup will be for Donald Trump. Oswaldo Zavala is researching the power of cartels. He knows who really controls football in his home country – and what is behind American rhetoric.

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By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected statements made Thursday by her US counterpart, Donald Trump, who the day before asserted that she is “a very scared woman” and insisted that drug cartels control Mexican territory. During her daily press conference, Sheinbaum affirmed that her government is delivering results in security, that Trump is unaware of the country's reality, and that she will not engage …

·Idaho Falls, United States
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Claudia Sheinbaum rejected Donald Trump’s statements in the G7, where the president of the United States stated that Mexico “is afraid” of fighting drug trafficking. “He is not well informed, I have told him personally.” Claudia Sheinbaum, president of MexicoIn the morning of June 18, 2026, the president of Mexico said that she does not engage with every comment by her US counterpart, but stressed that she is “uninformed.” In that sense, Claudia…

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of the security situation in Mexico ceased to be a message addressed only to his national audience. Now they were exposed in the most important political scenario in the world: the G7 Summit, where the U.S. president said the cartels completely control Mexican territory and again insisted that the country faces a serious loss of governance. During a meeting with the media in the framework of the meeting he…

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Vanguardia broke the news on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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