Mexico considers legal action after Elon Musk links president to cartels
Feb 24th 2026
President Claudia Sheinbaum said lawyers are reviewing a possible lawsuit after Elon Musk posted on X alleging she answers to cartel bosses following the capture of CJNG leader 'El Mencho'.
- Elon Musk posted on X that Sheinbaum was 'saying what her cartel bosses tell her to say' and provided no evidence.
- Sheinbaum said government lawyers are reviewing the post and that authorities are considering legal action.
- Musk's comment came after Mexican forces captured and killed Nemesio Oseguera, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
- Sheinbaum said Mexico seeks peace and ruled out a return to the 2006 style war on drugs.
- Cartel members mounted roadblocks and arson after the operation, which Sheinbaum said should ease as security normalizes.
- MORENA leader Luisa Alcalde criticized Musk and urged him to use his platform against drug consumption and disinformation; Mexico reports over 130,000 missing linked to cartel violence.