Here's a bombshell from south of the border: a prominent Mexican senator has openly endorsed U.S. President Donald Trump’s stark assessment that drug cartels hold the reins of power in Mexico, as Breitbart reports.
In a stunning video message shared on social media, Mexican Senator Lily Tellez, a leading figure in the opposition National Action Party (PAN), accused the ruling MORENA party of enabling cartels to dominate the nation through corruption and collusion.
Tellez, one of Mexico’s most outspoken federal senators, didn’t mince words when she pointed the finger at both former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and current President Claudia Sheinbaum for allegedly working with organized crime to secure political power.
“He is not lying, it’s the truth, and the people of Mexico know it,” Tellez declared in her video, referring to Trump’s claims about cartel dominance. Well, if the shoe fits, MORENA might as well lace it up -- her words cut deep into a government she sees as complicit in turning Mexico into a narco-state.
According to Tellez, the cartel crisis isn’t a new problem, but under MORENA’s watch, criminal organizations have gained unprecedented control over national territory and sovereignty. It’s a surrender of epic proportions, she argues, and one that honest Mexicans are forced to endure.
She also highlighted specific ties, such as Alfonso Romo, Lopez Obrador’s former chief of staff, who owns a bank recently sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for laundering cartel money and facilitating fentanyl precursor shipments to China. When Sheinbaum’s administration rushed to defend the bank, claiming no evidence of wrongdoing, one has to wonder if they’re guarding the vault of truth or something shadier.
Then there’s Adan Augusto Lopez, former interior secretary under Lopez Obrador and now Sheinbaum’s key representative in the Senate, whom Tellez labels as the “Godfather” of a violent faction of the Jalisco Cartel New Generation. Add to that his best friend, a former Tabasco police chief facing charges for leading the same faction, and the plot thickens like a bad telenovela.
Not stopping there, Tellez called out Andres Lopez Beltran, Lopez Obrador’s son, for allegedly running a massive operation stealing fuel from Mexico’s state-owned oil company, PEMEX, in partnership with organized crime. With Sheinbaum’s apparent blessing, this isn’t just a family business -- it’s a national scandal.
The senator’s accusations paint a chilling picture of a government not just infiltrated but seemingly beholden to criminal interests. For those who value law and order, this isn’t just a policy failure; it’s a betrayal of a nation’s soul.
Tellez herself knows the dangers of challenging such forces, having survived a cartel assassination attempt in 2000 while working as a news reporter exposing ties between organized crime and top prosecutors in Mexico City. “I was not riding in an armored vehicle; I am alive by the Grace of God,” she recounted. Her survival is a testament to courage, but also a grim reminder of the risks faced by those who speak out.
She warns that under MORENA’s rule, anyone daring to criticize the party faces retaliation, sometimes even murder. It’s a silencing tactic that would make any freedom-loving person’s blood boil -- dissent shouldn’t come with a death sentence.
Yet Tellez remains undeterred, using her platform to rally against what she sees as a corrupt regime. Her past as a journalist gives her a unique lens on the intersection of crime and politics, and she’s not afraid to use it.
For conservatives watching this unfold, Tellez’s words resonate as a cry for accountability in a country grappling with the consequences of unchecked power. Her alignment with Trump’s perspective isn’t just a political statement; it’s a plea for the world to recognize Mexico’s struggle against cartel influence.
While some might argue MORENA’s defenders deserve a fair hearing, the mounting evidence of collusion -- backed by U.S. law enforcement findings -- makes it hard to dismiss Tellez’s claims as mere partisan rhetoric.
It’s a sobering moment when a nation’s own senator must turn to an outside voice like Trump’s to spotlight a domestic crisis.
