Sheinbaum addresses Venezuela’s alleged ties to the Sinaloa Cartel: Friday’s mañanera recapped

At her Friday greeting property conference, President Claudia Sheinbaum declared that determination volition beryllium nary U.S. subject “invasion” of Mexico aft quality broke that President Donald Trump had “secretly signed a directive to the Pentagon to statesman utilizing subject unit against definite Latin American cause cartels.”

During her last mañanera of the week, Sheinbaum besides responded to questions connected a scope of different topics, including U.S. allegations against the president of Venezuela and the migrant caravan whose members are presently walking done confederate Mexico.

Sheinbaum responds to US allegation that Nicolás Maduro has ties to Sinaloa Cartel

A newsman noted that the United States has accrued the reward it is offering for “information starring to the apprehension and/or conviction” of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

She besides noted that the United States accused Maduro of having ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, which is based successful the bluish Mexican authorities of Sinaloa.

In a video connection connected Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said that a US $50 cardinal reward — treble the erstwhile reward — is present connected connection for accusation starring to the apprehension of the Venezuelan president.

“Maduro uses overseas violent organizations similar TDA [Tren de Aragua], Sinaloa and Cartel of the Suns to bring deadly drugs and unit into our country,” Bondi said.

Today, @TheJusticeDept and @StateDept are announcing a $50 MILLION REWARD for accusation starring to the apprehension of Nicolás Maduro. pic.twitter.com/D8LNqjS9yk

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) August 7, 2025

She besides said that Maduro is “one of the largest narco traffickers successful the satellite and a menace to our nationalist security.”

Sheinbaum said it was the “first time” she had heard of the alleged links betwixt Maduro and the Sinaloa Cartel, which the U.S. designated arsenic a overseas violent enactment successful February.

“On Mexico’s part, determination is nary probe that has to bash with that,” she said.

“As we ever say, if they person immoderate evidence, amusement it. We bash not person immoderate grounds related to that,” Sheinbaum said.

In opposition to the United States, Mexico recognized Maduro’s triumph successful the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination successful Venezuela.

The governments of assorted countries questioned the legitimacy of the predetermination results.

Government offering ‘different options’ to migrant caravan members 

A newsman noted that a migrant caravan departed the confederate authorities of Chiapas this week and that its members mean to stay successful Mexico alternatively than continuing to the bluish borderline with the United States.

The newsman asked the president whether determination was “any plan” for the migrants and whether they would person assistance to regularize their beingness successful Mexico.

Migrant caravan of 300 departs Tapachula, but not for the US

“We’re moving with them connected the roadworthy and giving them antithetic options, from repatriation to their state to the anticipation of having employment successful our country,” Sheinbaum said.

She said that officials from the Interior Ministry and the National Immigration Institute were “working” with members of the caravan, who acceptable retired connected ft from the metropolis of Tapachula connected Wednesday.

The migrants — who are aiming to scope Mexico City — are reportedly from a scope of countries including Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela.

They remained walking northward successful Chiapas arsenic of Friday.

Sheinbaum presents opus dedicated to immigrants successful the US

After Culture Minister Claudia Curiel de Icaza spoke astir the México Canta euphony competition, which is present approaching its semi-final stage, Sheinbaum presented a caller opus by the Texas-based set Intocable, which plays determination Mexican euphony and volition execute astatine the expansive last of the México Canta contest.

“Yesterday, the radical Intocable came [to the National Palace], Ricky and René, to archer maine that they were joining the [México Canta] inaugural … and they showed maine an unreleased song,” the president said.

“And I said to them: Why don’t you fto maine contiguous it astatine la mañanera? And they said yes. … It’s dedicated to our migrant brothers and sisters who abruptly find themselves successful a hard situation, and the opus talks astir however to travel together, however to consciousness portion of our state and portion of a corporate that loves them,” Sheinbaum said.

“Here’s Intocable.”

Durante la conferencia matutina, la Presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum, presentó la más reciente canción de Intocable, la cual está dedicada a la comunidad migrante, además de recordar que la agrupación philharmonic está sumada a la iniciativa México Cantahttps://t.co/4bukeWtQt8 pic.twitter.com/TLqILcjvuK

— La Razón de México (@LaRazon_mx) August 8, 2025

By Mexico News Daily main unit writer Peter Davies ([email protected])