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Mark T. Esper

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the National Palace holding a telephone call with Donald Trump, January 12, 2026. Also present, Secretary of Security Omar Hamid García Harfuch, Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente and Undersecretary for North America, Roberto Velasco Alvarez.

Amid Military Threats by the Trump Administration, México’s President Asserts Sovereignty in Telephone Call with Donald Trump Yesterday

Amid escalating threats by the White House to take unilateral military action in México targeting drug trafficking, Claudia Sheinbaum reaffirmed México’s sovereignty in a telephone call with Trump yesterday.
A picture of a soldier's face with camo paint.

DEA PROPOSED SERIES OF STRIKES IN MEXICO

The Washington Post has reported that officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration “advocated for a series of military strikes in Mexico” during the opening days of Trump’s second term.