Mexico's president criticizes arrogance after governor's return

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has criticized politicians who place personal interests above Mexico's. Her comments on social media platform X came after a governor from the ruling party, who faces U.S. drug trafficking charges, returned to his post. Ruben Rocha Moya, governor of Sinaloa state, had temporarily stepped down in May during an investigation by Mexican prosecutors. Sheinbaum did not name any specific politicians in her post but emphasized that personal interests should never supersede the interests of the people and Mexico. She described power without principles as arrogance and power without limits as abuse. When questioned by journalists about Rocha Moya's case, Sheinbaum referred to her social media post, stating it was all she had to say. In April, the U.S. Department of Justice charged Rocha Moya and nine other officials from the ruling Morena party. They were sought for extradition for allegedly collaborating with the Sinaloa cartel to smuggle drugs into the United States. This marked the first time the U.S. publicly charged a sitting Mexican politician.

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No personal interests can ever be placed above the interests of the people and Mexico.