Trump emerged defeated from the situation in Iran and has wasted no time in redoubling his threats against Mexico and Cuba. He will do anything to divert public attention away from a potential failure in the midterm elections and the increasingly high-profile scandals unfolding domestically.
Everything currently taking place is no mere coincidence. The CIA agents killed in the Mexican state of Chihuahua expose the covert internal operations that the intelligence agency is conducting on Mexican soil without the authorization of President Claudia Sheinbaum.
The United States managed to forge an alliance with a state governed by the opposition, establishing partnerships that allowed it to operate behind Sheinbaum’s back. Now, with the extradition requests issued for several officials from Sinaloa, Trump seeks to generate a climate of pressure and mistrust—one that, in his view of justice, would entitle him to implement an operation similar to the one carried out in Venezuela and personally arrest Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya.
The United States has been preparing for this. Since Trump’s arrival, they have cut deals with everyone—including the heirs of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, known as “Los Chapitos.” They brought them to the United States, placed them in witness protection, and—to the very last drop—milked them for every piece of intelligence they possessed, compelling them to turn over the names of the politicians with whom they were allied. The dossiers Trump now holds are voluminous—though perhaps not quite as extensive as the Epstein files.
Sheinbaum has steadfastly insisted upon the country’s sovereignty. With the World Cup—hosted jointly by Mexico, the United States, and Canada—just weeks away, a far more lethal confrontation looms imminently for her administration.
