Claudia Sheinbaum lashes out at Felipe Calderón: "spurious and traitorous"

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo has launched a fierce criticism of former President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, whom she not only once again called "spurious" but also a "traitor" and a "sellout."

The statements come after Calderón, at a forum in Washington, asserted that the reform of the Mexican judiciary passed "without opposition" from then-U.S. ambassador Ken Salazar, implying that he should have intervened.

Sheinbaum recalled that Calderón came to power after a controversial election in 2006. "I always give him the spurious surname because he came to power in Mexico through electoral fraud. It's outrageous," she said.

Given this historical context, the president reinforced her position, emphasizing that a former Mexican president cannot request or imply the need for foreign intervention in internal affairs.

The president recalled one of the darkest episodes in the diplomatic history of Mexico and the United States: Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson's involvement in the coup d'état against Francisco I. Madero in 1913.

"What is the worst moment in history for a US ambassador to intervene in Mexico? The coup against Madero," Sheinbaum pointed out.

Hence his central criticism: "Calderón is going to the United States to tell them that the ambassador should have intervened in Mexico to stop the judicial reform. Aside from being spurious, what else can we call him? A traitor, a sellout."

Beyond the personal confrontation, Sheinbaum's remarks seek to reinforce her narrative of national sovereignty in the face of opposing voices that, in her view, promote foreign interference.

In this context, the president contrasts Calderón's position with that of her own government, which presents itself as a defender of political independence and respect between nations.