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“Mexico is neither a colony nor a protectorate of any foreign country”: Sheinbaum reasserts independence after Trump post

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reaffirmed that Mexico is a free, independent and sovereign country after Donald Trump shared an image showing Mexico covered by the U.S. flag.
  • The dispute followed Trump’s recent renaming of New Mexico as “New America” on a social-media map and remarks that Mexico had little to offer the United States beyond “hot tamales and tomatoes.”
  • Sheinbaum has said she wants respectful coordination with Washington while rejecting subordination.

Claudia Sheinbaum has responded to Donald Trump’s latest social-media post by insisting that Mexico will not become a colony or protectorate of any foreign power.

Trump shared an image on Truth Social showing Mexico on a map covered by the U.S. flag. Minutes later, Mexico’s president wrote that, during the country’s patriotic month, Mexico remained “a free, independent and sovereign” nation.

In the month of our nation, we reaffirm that Mexico is neither a colony nor a protectorate of any foreign country. We are proudly a free, independent and sovereign country.

· Claudia SheinbaumSheinbaum responded to Trump’s post depicting Mexico under the U.S. flag.

The latest dispute came only days after Trump “renamed” the state of New Mexico as “New America” in another map posted online. On September 4, he also said from the Oval Office that Mexico had nothing to offer the United States except “hot tamales and tomatoes.”

Trump said he did not intend to disrupt trade relations because he got along “very well” with Sheinbaum, but his remarks have triggered reactions across Mexican politics. Sheinbaum has repeatedly said she seeks a relationship with the United States based on respect and coordination, without accepting subordination. National sovereignty and the self-determination of peoples have remained central principles in her administration.

hot tamales and tomatoes

· Donald TrumpTrump used the phrase on September 4 when discussing what Mexico had to offer the United States.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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