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Thomas Graham in Mexico City

Mexico’s president tries to defuse fears of US military intervention

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Claudia Sheinbaum speaks in Zumpango, Mexico, on 22 April. Photograph: Raquel Cunha/Reuters

A sharp exchange of statements over the weekend has heightened concerns in Mexico that Donald Trump may push for a US military presence in its territory to fight drug trafficking.

The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, sought to defuse the situation in her daily press conference on Monday, emphasising that communication between the two leaders had been “very good” so far.

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