apparently the trump and the mexican joo had a phone call;

According to the AP report, President Trump again told President Sheinbaum that he was ready to support Mexico with U.S. law enforcement should she decide to take on the cartels.  Sheinbaum again said that Mexico did not need the U.S. help and progress was being made.

“We told [President Trump], so far it’s going very well, it’s not necessary, and furthermore there is Mexico’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and he understood,” Sheinbaum is reported as saying, which, if you think about it, is really quite an alarming statement even within a brief phone call.

When asked about combatting cartel influence, “so far it’s going well” is not exactly confidence inspiring.  Within the answer itself is an admission the Mexican government has an issue with cartel control.  – AP REPORT HERE 

Saying they have it under control is an admission there is something that needs to be controlled.  Apparently, success on this issue in Mexico is defined as, “a significant drop in homicides, falling U.S. fentanyl seizures and fentanyl overdose deaths.”

According to Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente, these are the “tangible results” Secretary Rubio previously said were needed.  So, there’s that..........more..........