Mexican President Discusses Possible Lawsuits

Now, let’s break this down because something here doesn’t add up. Hypothetically, if you were running a country being absolutely terrorized by ruthless criminal organizations that are destabilizing your economy, terrorizing your citizens, and flooding your streets with fentanyl, wouldn’t you want help in taking them down? Wouldn’t you want every tool available to crush these groups?

Well, apparently not if you’re Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. See, President Trump has been talking about classifying the cartels as terrorist organizations—a move that would give the U.S. government a lot more legal authority to go after them. Considering how these groups operate—trafficking drugs, engaging in mass executions, bribing officials, and literally controlling entire regions—it’s not exactly a stretch to call them terrorists. But Sheinbaum? She’s not happy about it.

Instead of backing the idea of treating the cartels as the international menace they clearly are, she’s shifting the blame—to U.S. gun manufacturers. Yes, you heard that right. The real problem, according to her, isn’t the cartel hitmen beheading their rivals in broad daylight or entire towns living in fear of these criminal armies. No, it’s the gun industry in the U.S.

Sheinbaum has threatened to expand Mexico’s lawsuit against American gunmakers, warning that if Trump designates the cartels as terrorist organizations, her government will accuse those gun companies of being “accomplices” to terrorism. That’s right—she’s not threatening the cartels, she’s threatening U.S. businesses.

Now, let’s be clear: is it true that a large number of guns used by Mexican cartels come from the United States? Yes. But let’s also talk about how they get those guns. According to a CBS investigation (yes, even CBS admits this), cartel gunrunners operate in independent cells.

They pay American straw buyers to purchase guns from licensed dealers—who, by the way, follow the law—and then smuggle them across the border. Every part of this process is already illegal. Gun manufacturers and dealers are not handing AR-15s directly to cartel bosses. These weapons are obtained through criminal means.

So what exactly does Sheinbaum expect U.S. gun companies to do? Stop selling guns to law-abiding American citizens because criminals are breaking the law? By that logic, car manufacturers should be sued every time a getaway driver is caught fleeing a crime scene in a stolen vehicle. It makes zero sense—unless you look at what’s really happening here.

Sheinbaum is doing what corrupt politicians do best: redirecting blame. Why? Because her government, like the administrations before her, has failed to control the cartels. They’re either unable to fight back effectively or unwilling—and neither explanation is reassuring.

And here’s the kicker: if Sheinbaum weren’t compromised in some way, what would she be saying? She’d be welcoming Trump’s move, demanding international cooperation to wipe the cartels out. Instead, she’s trying to protect them from harsher U.S. actions by shifting the narrative onto American gun companies. That alone tells you everything you need to know.