During a White House event to celebrate Moms, President Trump introduced several prominent Moms in and out of government and celebrated their achievements.  As he often does, President Trump also delivered unscripted remarks to accompany the themed script of the event.

I’m highlighting one specific impromptu, off the cuff remark that deserves a little attention.  I’m certain somebody around Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will also bring it to her attention.  The moment happens at 35:51 of the video below. Watch (prompted):

…”drugs coming in by sea are down 97% and now we’ve started the land force, which is much easier.  And you’ll hear some complaints from some people in, like, representatives from Mexico and other places, but if they’re not going to do the job, we’re going to do the job and they understand that.”… 

Last week the DOJ indicted Mexican Governor Ruben Rocha Moya along with nine current and former Mexican officials for participating “in a corrupt and violent drug trafficking conspiracy with the Cartel to import massive amounts of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States.” {GO DEEP}

Keep in mind, while the U.S. media are not reporting on the issue; however, every ground report indicates that indicted Sinaloa Cartel Governor Ruben Rocha is being protected in an undisclosed location by the Mexican National Guard.  Essentially, the Mexican military is protecting an indicted drug trafficker and politician in Mexico, while avoiding extradition to the U.S. That’s further context for President Trump’s remarks.

MEXICO CITY, May 6 (Reuters) – A U.S. indictment announced last week accusing several Mexican politicians, including the governor of Sinaloa, of having drug cartel ties is triggering a rift in the ruling Morena party as factions jostle ​over how to respond, posing a significant challenge for President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Publicly, Sheinbaum has denounced U.S. interference and said the evidence Mexico has seen so ‌far is not sufficient to arrest and extradite the 10 current and former Mexican officials accused by the U.S. Department of Justice of colluding with the Sinaloa Cartel to traffic drugs into the United States.

[…] a heated dispute has broken out along pre-existing fault lines within the ruling party, three senior Morena officials told Reuters. The dispute has centered on the future of Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha, an ​influential Morena politician who said last Friday he would step down temporarily as a local investigation proceeds. He denies any wrongdoing.

Rocha is the first high-profile sitting politician to ​be accused by the United States of ties to drug trafficking. U.S. prosecutors have accused Mexican officials of corruption before, but only after ⁠they have left office.

The powerful faction in Morena that is loyal to former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the movement’s founder and de facto leader, has vehemently opposed any ​action that could be regarded as giving in to U.S. pressure, the sources said.

[…] For Sheinbaum there ​are no easy choices.

On ⁠the one hand, a public sense that she has betrayed Lopez Obrador by doing the bidding of the United States could harm Morena as a political force. But Mexicans are also increasingly angry about corruption and alleged collusion between politicians and organized crime, especially in places devastated by cartel violence like Sinaloa. If Sheinbaum is seen to be turning a blind eye or sweeping serious ⁠accusations under ​the carpet, it could severely damage her credibility. (read more)

The bottom line is that President Trump wants a lawful and secure North America and the Mexican cartels are a direct threat to that goal.  No one really doubts the cartel influence in regional and federal politics within Mexico; however, addressing that cartel influence is another kettle-o-fish all together.

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