Yesterday, in response, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum came to her own press conference bearing a prop: a large world map from 1607 that labelled North America with its historic name. “Mexican ...
Holding the 1607 map aloft, Sheinbaum suggested, with a wry smile, "Why don’t we call it Mexican America? It sounds pretty, no?" Her comment, though lighthearted, came with a serious undertone.
Gov. Greg Abbott's response was tongue-in-cheek but the reaction from Mexico's first woman president may set the tone for future dealings with President-elect Trump.