Mexican President Sheinbaum’s statement in response to accusations by the Trump administration about Mexican drug cartels and the Mexican government

Yesterday, a “fact sheet” released by the administration of United States President Donald Trump claimed that “the Mexican drug trafficking organizations have an intolerable alliance with the government of Mexico”. In response, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum issued a statement: “We categorically reject the slander made by the White House against the Government of Mexico, accusing it of having alliances with criminal organizations.” While I was pleased that I was able to read her statement in Spanish without looking anything up, I was also struck by its tone: this is how politicians worldwide, and especially Democratic Party politicians in the United States, should be talking to the bullies in the Trump administration. (Andrew Shields, #111words, 2 February 2025)