{"id":2557099,"date":"2026-01-29T14:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hails-productive-phone-call-with-claudia-sheinbaum-on-drug-trafficking-efforts\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:23:50","slug":"trump-hails-productive-phone-call-with-claudia-sheinbaum-on-drug-trafficking-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hails-productive-phone-call-with-claudia-sheinbaum-on-drug-trafficking-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump hails &#8216;productive&#8217; phone call with Claudia Sheinbaum on drug trafficking efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-hails-productive-phone-call-with-claudia-sheinbaum-on-drug-trafficking-efforts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2557099&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump said he had a \u201cvery productive\u201d phone call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum about border security, drug trafficking, and trade, calling her \u201csplendid and highly smart.\u201d Sheinbaum described the exchange as \u201cproductive and cordial\u201d on X and said their teams would continue cooperating. The call highlights an evolving U.S.-Mexico relationship under Trump\u2019s second term, which emphasizes law-and-order approaches to cross-border crime. The article notes the high-profile DOJ case against alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding, whose arrest and extradition\u2014reportedly tied to a covert FBI operation\u2014have strained sensitivities about foreign law enforcement actions on Mexican soil. Mexico has at times pushed back against U.S. demands, resisting proposals for military operations on its territory while cooperating in extraditions (37 suspects recently transferred, 99 in total across three transfers). Mexico also recently halted oil shipments to Cuba, a move seen as aligned with U.S. pressure, though Sheinbaum denied U.S. influence. The piece underscores the economic interdependence of the two countries under USMCA even as security and sovereignty tensions persist.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump hails &lsquo;productive&rsquo; phone call with Claudia Sheinbaum on drug trafficking efforts<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2488209\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> said on Thursday he held a &ldquo;very productive&rdquo; phone conversation with Mexican President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/claudia-sheinbaum\/\">Claudia Sheinbaum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115979311914390909\">Truth Social post<\/a> that the conversation focused on border security, drug trafficking, and trade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4439225\/trump-teases-federal-reserve-chairman-announcement-next-week\/\">Trump says he will make Fed chairman announcement &#8216;next week&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4439143\/trump-orders-immediate-relaunch-commercial-flights-venezuela\/\">Trump orders immediate relaunch of commercial flights to Venezuela<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4438754\/democratic-lead-in-hispanic-polling-concerning-for-trump-in-2026-byron-york\/\">Democratic lead in Hispanic polling &#8216;concerning&#8217; for Trump in 2026: Byron York<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In the post, Trump said the call &ldquo;went extremely well for both Countries&rdquo; and pledged further discussion and meetings in each nation.<\/p>\n<p>He described Sheinbaum as a &ldquo;wonderful and highly intelligent Leader,&rdquo; issuing a positive tone on what has been a complex diplomatic dynamic since he returned to the White House.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sheinbaum, Mexico&rsquo;s first female president, also characterized the exchange as &ldquo;productive and cordial&rdquo; on X, noting that their teams would continue to work together on trade and security issues.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange reflects an evolving relationship with Mexico under Trump&rsquo;s second term.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has repeatedly emphasized &ldquo;law-and-order&rdquo; approaches to cross-border challenges, particularly focusing on drug flow into the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>His comments come as the Department of Justice pursues a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-considers-allowing-video-of-george-floyds-2019-arrest-in-trial\/\" title=\"Judge considers allowing video of George Floyd\u2019s 2019 arrest in trial\">high-profile case<\/a> against Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin who was caught in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Wedding was arrested after Mexican security forces were closing in on his cartel activity. He was extradited to the U.S. to face charges alleging he ran a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multinational cocaine trafficking network<\/a> with ties to Mexico&rsquo;s Sinaloa Cartel and oversaw murders tied to the enterprise, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>The Wedding case has drawn intense media attention in both countries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sheinbaum has stressed that Wedding&rsquo;s surrender to authorities was a matter of Mexican law enforcement procedures and has disputed narratives that U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/23-shot-one-dead-as-chicago-suburb-juneteenth-celebration-turns-violent\/\" title=\"1 Dead, 23 Shot in Violent Juneteenth Celebration in Chicago Suburb.\">law enforcement conducted<\/a> the independent operations on Mexican soil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/americas\/a-secret-fbi-bust-nabbed-an-alleged-drug-lordand-rocked-relations-with-mexico-a19d4dd6?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqcMWvOZ0rj4EXSnkhkqC4KmV9vqzVnNYfU_zQuzkCE5YMvASgpfkVzkxDdHUFk%3D&amp;gaa_ts=697b9940&amp;gaa_sig=LAOycfXUqZM1bO4mW0eWxqe_tgVCFfT9OqKbBWnUSqPcbbJdFhJi0sUdYpe162jlnIW1ylKGTfxOV0FG3ml5hw%3D%3D\">said a covert FBI operation<\/a> was involved and meant to be kept private, as Mexico&rsquo;s laws ban foreign agencies from operating on Mexican soil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mexico has been toeing the line on relations with the U.S., at times pushing back on U.S. demands that it perceives as threatening Mexican sovereignty, and at other times following its lead.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Mexico\/\">Mexico<\/a> recently <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4436755\/mexico-halts-oil-shipments-cuba-trump-eyes-regime-change\/\">stopped oil shipments<\/a> to Cuba, a move that was seen as supportive of the Trump administration&rsquo;s efforts to strangle supply to the country in its mission to see leadership change there. The White House praised Sheinbaum&rsquo;s decision to halt the shipments, though the Mexican president denied it had to do with the U.S.&rsquo;s position.<\/p>\n<p>Cuba&rsquo;s oil supply came primarily from Venezuela and Mexico. After the Trump administration captured former dictator Nicolas Maduro and installed his vice president as interim leader, it forced Venezuela to end its long-standing agreement with Cuba and stop supplying it with oil.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4438904\/prospect-strike-iran-sends-oil-prices-soaring\/\"><strong>PROSPECT OF STRIKE ON IRAN SENDS OIL PRICES SOARING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Mexico hasn&rsquo;t given in to every pressure from its northern neighbor. Sheinbaum has rejected proposals for military involvement on Mexican soil against cartel groups and emphasized that security cooperation must work within Mexico&rsquo;s national legal context.<\/p>\n<p>In efforts to appease Trump, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4427351\/mexico-transfers-37-suspected-cartel-members-united-states\/\">Mexico transferred 37 cartel members<\/a> to avoid Trump&rsquo;s threats of land strikes. Mexico has made three such transfers with a total of 99 cartel members extradited.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and Mexico are deeply integrated economically. Mexico is one of the U.S.&rsquo;s largest trading partners under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and billions of dollars in goods flow across the shared border annually.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: Productive call with Mexico&#8217;s Sheinbaum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2557100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mexico-sue-google.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32819,36244,70628,3634,48369],"class_list":["post-2557099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-claudia-sheinbaum","tag-drug-trafficking","tag-security-cooperation","tag-trump","tag-us-mexico-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mexico-sue-google.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2557099"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2557103,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557099\/revisions\/2557103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2557100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2557099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2557099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2557099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}