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López Obrador Defends Sheinbaum, Slams Trump; US Revokes Governors’ Visas

6/4/2026

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López Obrador issued a five-page letter on June 3 from his Palenque ranch defending President Claudia Sheinbaum and denouncing President Donald Trump’s current approach toward Mexico.
He said Trump’s first term respected Mexican sovereignty and heeded his advice not to label cartels as terrorist groups, yet he now follows “false friends and advisers.”
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised Sheinbaum’s security cooperation while revoking visas of Mexican governors accused of cartel ties.

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López Obrador issued a five-page letter on June 3 from his Palenque ranch defending President Claudia Sheinbaum and denouncing President Donald Trump’s current approach toward Mexico.
He said Trump’s first term respected Mexican sovereignty and heeded his advice not to label cartels as terrorist groups, yet he now follows “false friends and advisers.”
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised Sheinbaum’s security cooperation while revoking visas of Mexican governors accused of cartel ties.