She's had enough: Mexico's president loses patience with Trump administration

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum rebuked her security chiefs for close cooperation with the US in freezing accounts of former officials linked to the ruling party. Sheinbaum claimed the American measures were an attempt to destabilize Mexico, but ultimately agreed to the freeze. The incident reflects growing tensions with the Trump administration amid sanctions against the Sinaloa cartel.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum last week rebuked her security and intelligence chiefs for close cooperation with US law enforcement agencies. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the president was furious over their plan to freeze bank accounts of former Mexican officials, who are close to a governor from the ruling party. The US Treasury Department was set to impose sanctions on those officials, alleging they received bribes from the Sinaloa cartel. Sheinbaum claimed the American measures were an attempt to destabilize Mexico and its government, but ultimately agreed to freeze the accounts out of fear of a crisis in relations with Washington. The incident reflects growing tensions with the Trump administration, amid US sanctions against 21 individuals linked to the Sinaloa cartel, including border officials and the ex-husband of the governor of Baja California. Sheinbaum also criticized previous sanctions against financial institutions in Mexico and refuses the extradition request of the former governor of Sinaloa.