Official statement from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on today’s 25% tariff imposed by the U.S. We categorically reject the slander from the White House accusing the Government of Mexico of having alliances with criminal organizations, as well as any interventionist intentions in our territory. If such an alliance exists anywhere, it is in the gun stores of the United States, which sell high-powered weapons to these criminal groups, as demonstrated by the U.S. Department of Justice itself in January of this year. Our government has seized over 40 tons of drugs in the past four months, including 20 million doses of fentanyl. We have also arrested more than ten thousand individuals linked to these groups. If the U.S. government and its agencies truly wish to address the severe fentanyl consumption crisis in their country, they could, for example, combat the sale of narcotics on the streets of their major cities—something they have failed to do—as well as tackle the money laundering generated by this illegal activity, which has caused immense harm to their population. They could also launch a massive campaign to prevent drug use and protect their youth, as we have done in Mexico. Drug consumption and distribution occur within their own country, and that is a public health problem they have neglected. Furthermore, the synthetic opioid epidemic in the U.S. originates from the indiscriminate prescription of these substances, authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as evidenced by the legal case against a pharmaceutical company. Mexico does not seek confrontation. We believe in collaboration between neighboring countries. Mexico does not want fentanyl to reach the United States—or anywhere else. Therefore, if the United States truly wants to combat the criminal organizations that traffic drugs and generate violence, we must work together in an integrated manner, always based on the principles of shared responsibility, mutual trust, collaboration, and above all, respect for sovereignty, which is non-negotiable. Coordination, yes; subordination, no. To that end, I propose to President Trump that we establish a working group with our top security and public health teams. Problems are not solved by imposing tariffs, but through dialogue and discussion, as we have done in recent weeks with the State Department to address migration, always respecting human rights. The chart that President Trump has been posting on social media, showing a decrease in migration, was created by my team, which has been in constant communication with his. I instruct the Secretary of Economy to implement the “Plan B” we have been preparing, which includes tariff and non-tariff measures to defend Mexico’s interests. Nothing by force; everything through reason and the law