MEXICO CITY ¨C In the wake of the U.S. attack on Venezuela, the Mexican government has found itself traversing the most delicate balancing act since President Donald Trump began his second term: strongly condemning the operation while doubling down on bilateral cooperation lest Mexico find itself in Trump¡¯s crosshairs next.
On Saturday, hours after the elite U.S. special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in their home, Trump floated the prospect of U.S. military ?action inside Mexico, saying drug cartels are ¡°running¡± the country and that ¡°something is gonna have to be done with Mexico.¡±
The weekend¡¯s events clearly rattled ?Mexican ?President Claudia Sheinbaum. She started her daily morning press conference on Monday reading from a document that detailed Mexico¡¯s ?position on Venezuela.
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