The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that his government is considering legal action against mogul Elon Musk following a comment about her following his arrest over the weekend. of a powerful drug trafficking leader and the violent incidents that followed.
In X, the social network you own, Musk, also CEO of Tesla, responded on Sunday with “he only says what his cartel bosses tell him” to a question from another user about a past video in which the president was seen stating that she would return to the “war on drug trafficking.” developed by previous Mexican rulers “is not an option.”
“We are considering whether to do any legal matters,” the president said Tuesday at her daily press conference, when asked about Musk’s comments. He added that Government lawyers are currently reviewing the issue.
The incident occurs after the anti-drug operation deployed on Sunday by Mexican special forces that meant the capture and subsequent death of the head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera, alias “El Mencho”, in the west of the country and which resulted in retaliation of violent actions by alleged criminals in different parts of the national territory, such as burning of vehicles and buildings.
