Mexican Leader Congratulates Trump – What President-Elect Does During the Call May Explain His Strategy

Following ⁢the recent election, a significant ⁣phone call occurred between President-elect Donald‌ Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Sheinbaum, one​ of the first to congratulate Trump after‍ the election, described the call as cordial, emphasizing the anticipated positive relationship between Mexico and the United States.

However, details from the conversation revealed a⁢ shift ⁤when Trump brought up border security, signaling that the issue would be a priority in his administration. He indicated this through the appointment of Tom Homan as his “border czar,” a role focused on addressing illegal immigration and border management.

Sheinbaum expressed the need to convey Trump’s greetings to former Mexican ‌President‌ Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, who remains a significant⁤ influence in Mexican politics and has had a positive rapport with Trump. this call might suggest that Sheinbaum may face challenges in her dealings with⁤ the ‌upcoming Trump administration, as the president-elect appears⁢ to⁢ focus on maintaining strong ties with influential figures‌ in Mexico rather than with its current leaders.


As the dust settles from election-night upheavals, a phone call between President-elect Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stands out as a telling hint about how our southern neighbor might be dealt with over the next four years.

Sheinbaum was among the first world leaders to congratulate Trump in the days following the election.

On the surface, it appeared to be a normal call, but further revelations about the president-elect’s Nov. 7 conversation with the Mexican leader appear to hold serious weight.

“We had a very cordial call with President-elect Donald Trump in which we talked about the good relationship that there will be between Mexico and the United States,” Sheinbaum wrote in a Spanish-language post on X.

Sheinbaum’s call may not have been as “cordial” as she claimed, however.

A Nov. 11 report from the Associated Press detailed the conversation’s critical turning point.

During the call, Sheinbaum said Trump first brought up the border and highlighted the ongoing issues there.

Trump’s position on border security, and his plan to address the uncounted millions of people illegally in the United States of America, was made abundantly clear in the appointment of Tom Homan as his future “border czar.”

Homan was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the first Trump administration and he plans to get right back to work on the border.

“I’ve been on this network four years complaining about what this  [Biden] administration did to this border,” Homan told Fox & Friends on Monday. “I’ve been yelling and screaming about it and telling them what they need to do to fix it. So when the president asked me, ‘Would you come back to fix it?’ Of course. I’d be a hypocrite if I didn’t. I’m honored the president asked me to come back and help solve this national security crisis, so I’m looking forward to it.”

Trump’s second comment to Sheinbaum hints it’s not just veteran border officers the Mexican president needs to worry about.

After talking on the border, the president-elect asked Sheinbaum to send his greetings to Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, the former president of Mexico.

According to the AP, Obrador is a mentor to Sheinbaum, who was elected to her first term in August. Trump’s greetings to him could mean that he sees Obrador as the real power in Mexico City.

Obrador and Trump have a good relationship, despite major political differences. As late as July, then-President Obrador called then-candidate Trump “a man of intelligence and vision.”

It’s likely Trump wouldn’t want to ignore a long-standing relationship, even if it means snubbing a foreign president to further American interests.

By all appearances, Sheinbaum has been put on notice by the incoming Trump administration.




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