Mexico takes firm stance on U.S. incursion in Venezuela as Canada walks cautious line ahead of CUSMA review

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, while Prime Minister Mark Carney didn't directly mention the United States when responding to the raid.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has taken a trans-Atlantic approach to addressing U.S. President Donald Trump, while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum follows a hemispheric one.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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BY NEIL MOSS

January 14, 2026

Canada and Mexico face the most risk when confronting United States President Donald Trump as a result of the looming review of the North American trade pact, but the two nations are taking contrasting positions in response to the capture of the Venezuelan president.

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