Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke over the phone on Thursday in the midst of a controversy over the arrest of a former Olympic snowboarder.

Trump, Mexico's Sheinbaum Discuss Border, Drugs, Trade

President Donald Trump on Thursday praised Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo as an intelligent leader, adding that they had a productive phone call.

By Brendan O'Boyle and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez MEXICO CITY, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke on Thursday about trade and security, as both governments geared up for high-stakes negotiations later this year about their trilateral trade deal with Canada.

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to placate President Trump and build a strong relationship between the U.S. and Mexico.

President Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday touted their conversation over the phone, with both referring to it as “productive” as the administration looks to extend its reach across Latin America.

A significant ingredient of President Donald Trump‘s foreign policy during his second term is keeping other nations off balance. Whether allies, enemies, or nations worried about becoming the latter,

WASHINGTON — President Trump said land strikes on drug cartels could hit “anywhere,” including Mexico, and Central and South America. “We’re going to hit the cartels,” he told The Post in an exclusive Oval Office interview on Friday.