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Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico reviewing legal action against Elon Musk

Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico reviewing legal action against Elon Musk

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardosaid her government is considering legal action afterbillionaire Elon Musksaid drug cartels control her administration.

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In aFeb. 24 news conference, Sheinbaum called Musk's allegations, presented without evidence on his social media platform X, absurd. Sheinbaum's comments come days after Mexican officials saidarmed forces killedwanted drug lordNemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho,during aFeb. 22 military operationin the Mexican state of Jalisco.

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Photos show Mexico unrest after cartel leader 'El Mencho' killed

After Mexican officials announced apowerful Mexican cartel leaderwas killed during a military operation on Sunday, several regions of the country are grappling withongoing security risks and unrest.Police officers secure the area where vehicles were set on fire by organized crime members to block a road following a military operation in which a government source said Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, commonly known as "El Mencho," was killed, in Zapopan, Mexico, Feb. 22, 2026.

"We are considering whether we take legal action," Sheinbaum, a member of theleft-leaning MORENA party, told reporters. "The lawyers are reviewing it. But the truth is what matters to me is what the people say."

On his platform, Musk, a right-wing ally ofPresident Donald Trump, on Feb. 23 said Sheinbaum was "just saying what her cartel bosses tell her to say." Musk, whose net worth is more than $840 billion, was responding to a 2025 video in which Sheinbaum said returning to a war on drugs wasn't an option.

"Let's just say that their punishment for disobedience is a little worse than a 'performance improvement plan' …" hisX postsaid.

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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho', in a military operation on Sunday, at Palacio Nacional, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

Press contacts for Musk's companies, including Tesla and Space X, didn't respond to requests for comment.

Sheinbaum said claims of a "narcogobierno," or a government controlled by drug traffickers, were "absurd."

"I don't know how they make this stuff up," she said. "It makes me laugh reading this from the commentators."

Mexican officials said the military operation to apprehend Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of theJalisco New Generation Cartel, came with help fromAmerican military intelligence. In the aftermath, Mexican officials have tried to regain control in parts of the country after armed groups began public displays of violence, including shootouts and blockades of roadways in several states.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Mexico considers legal action against Musk's cartel claims

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