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Michelly Teixeira

Mexican President Pushes Back as Trump Seeks Terror Designation for Drug Cartels: 'Them In Their Territory, Us In Ours'

We all want to fight the drug cartels,” Sheinbaum said. “The U.S. in their territory, us in our territory.” (Credit: RODRIGO OROPEZA/Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday moving toward designating Mexican drug cartels and other Latin American criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations. The move, part of a series of actions targeting immigration and border security, its raising questions about its implications for U.S.-Mexico relations.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reacted to the initiative on Tuesday, emphasizing that "we all want to fight the drug cartels." However, she drew a clear line to do so: "The U.S. in their territory, us in our territory," she added.

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