Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told Fox Business on Tuesday that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum faces a “huge choice” as the United States increases its focus on Mexico’s cartel problem.
Monaka exterior Regarding Kudlow, Gingrich said that Sheinbaum has taken the most anti-American stance of any modern Mexican president. As the United States refocuses its attention on Mexico’s cartels, Gingrich said Sheinbaum faces a major decision that could affect the future of Mexico’s economy.
“She has taken the position that she is the most anti-American president in modern times for the state of Israel, for the state of Mexico. And in fact, I think that means she is essentially allied with the cartels. It’s also from,” Gingrich told host Larry Kudrow. “Frankly, we have to recognize that the level and amount of military power that the cartels have in Mexico rivals that of the Mexican government.”
Gingrich said the United States needs to urgently address this challenge.
“So I think this is a very serious long-term issue. I’m glad that we’re finally starting to look at this issue and she’s going to be faced with some very big choices. “Because the United States, which wants to do that, has tremendous ability to block Mexico’s development and actually make sure that we can force the changes that we want,” Gingrich said. said.
Mr. Gingrich predicted a tough road ahead for Mr. Sheinbaum, saying without cooperation Mexico could face very difficult economic realities.
“In the long run, she’s going to have no choice but to capitulate, or she’s going to be governing very, very difficult economic realities,” Gingrich said.
Scheinbaum said in November that Mexico was ready to welcome its citizens expelled from the United States. said She is willing to accept non-Mexican exiles. Nevertheless, Sheinbaum said there are a number of measures in place to help Mexicans stay in the United States, including an “alert button” that alerts the nearest consulate if a Mexican is at risk of imminent detention by U.S. immigration authorities. She said she has launched an initiative to do so. (Related: ‘Critical moment’: Democrats call on Biden to further strengthen deportation protections before Trump returns)
Trump said he and Sheinbaum had reached an agreement to stop migrants from crossing the U.S. southern border. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump called their discussion “fantastic.” He also said the talks addressed both stopping illegal immigration and combating drug trafficking into the United States.
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