Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of attempting to divide the Mexican government through divisive tactics. ^[1] Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo accused US authorities of attempting to generate divisions within Mexico's security cabinet following statements by DEA Director Terry Cole. ^[2] President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that the Trump administration is trying to create divisions within her Security Cabinet and cabinet as a longstanding US tactic against independent governments that defend sovereignty. ^[3] President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo stated that actors from the US administration seek to weaken countries that defend their sovereignty and intervene in their electoral processes. ^[4] DEA Director Terry Cole praised Omar García Harfuch, the Mexican Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, while previously alleging links between Mexican government members and organized crime. ^[5] Sheinbaum stated that the DEA's strategy of generating internal divisions within security and federal cabinets is a long-standing tactic that fails because the Mexican cabinet maintains extraordinary coordination and patriotism. ^[6] DEA Director Terry Cole pointed to alleged criminal links among some Mexican officials while publicly acknowledging the work of Mexican Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Omar García Harfuch. ^[7] President Sheinbaum stated that such positioning by US authorities is part of a strategy to weaken governments that defend their independence and sovereignty. ^[8] Sheinbaum asserted that Mexican security institutions maintain close coordination and that any attempt to confront them will not succeed. ^[9] Sheinbaum dismissed claims that former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is pulling the strings in her administration, calling the idea that a man is really governing behind her a sexist notion. ^[10] Sheinbaum identified tensions over US tariffs on steel and vehicles, as well as a Washington extradition request for 10 officials including Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, as the most complex moments of her second year in office. ^[11] Sheinbaum linked the criticism of US interference to the upcoming November US midterm elections, asserting that US politicians often use Mexico as part of their election campaigns. ^[12]