Rolling Stone Magazine published a report in late November that quickly went viral: in it, the outlett revealed that members of president-elect Donald Trump's transition team were discussing "how much to invade Mexico" as a way to tackle drug cartels head on. A source consulted by the publication even went as far a to use the term "soft invasion", explaining that American special forces would be sent covertly into the country to assassinate top cartel leaders.
The report quickly reached Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum, who dismissed it by calling it "entirely a movie", adding that her administration "will always defend our sovereignty" and that "Mexico is a free, independent, sovereign country – and that is above everything else."
