Outrage in Mexico at Trump praise for 'legendary' 19th-century US invasion
Source: The Guardian
Tue 3 Feb 2026 16.18 EST
Last modified on Tue 3 Feb 2026 16.31 EST
A message from Donald Trump celebrating the 19th-century US invasion of its southern neighbour – and the subsequent loss of more than half its territory – has touched a historical nerve in Mexico, with some seeing it as a veiled threat for future incursions.
Reacting to the US president’s statement, which described the invasion as “a legendary victory”, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, said during her morning news conference on Tuesday: “We must always defend our sovereignty.” Others were less subtle in their criticism. “Never, in the recent annals of Mexico-US relations had we seen anything like this,” wrote the former Mexican ambassador to the US Arturo Sarukhan, on X. “This is not only spiking the ball in the end zone; it’s an in your face F… You.”
The message, posted by the White House on Monday, said the US-Mexico war “reasserted American sovereignty, and expanded the promise of American independence across our majestic continent”.
But the conflict has long been a historical sore spot for Mexico: Following the capture of Mexico City by US troops in 1847, Mexico gave away 55% of its pre-war territory, including the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, much of Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/mexico-leaders-react-trump-invasion
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Since when do neighbors and "friends" celebrate the outcome of a disastrous war that happened almost 175 years ago? If the European leaders talked to each other like Chump does, there would never be peace in Europe.
Thank the good Lord!
He hasn't gotten around to inviting his buddy Kim Jong Un to the White House yet! 
He now has a photo of himself with Putin in the White House just as he had a photo of himself with Kim Jong Un in pride of place in the bar in the building he owned in New York...