Félix Salgado Macedonio claims Trump planned military intervention in Mexico before U.S. midterm elections, Digi Mart USA News (Chilpancingo, Guerrero): Senator on leave Félix Salgado Macedonio said that U.S. President Donald Trump intended to order an armed intervention in Mexico before November 3 for political and electoral purposes.
He said the action did not take place and that Trump ultimately lost the midterm election in his country.
Salgado Macedonio made the remarks Sunday at an informational assembly in San Marcos attended by hundreds of supporters. He announced that his next assembly will be held Sunday, November 22, in Tlapa, a event that had been canceled months earlier following a call to boycott his attendance.
Salgado Macedonio said he was “very happy” and expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the U.S. elections.
He claimed that discrimination, arrogance, abuse of power, racism and anti-Mexican sentiment had lost, while the Democratic Party won most governorships, Senate seats and House representations, contrary to expectations of defeat. He argued that the results would lead to laws favoring migrants and limit police abuse.
He also said the results were good for democracy, Latin America and Mexico, asserting that Texas, New Mexico and California would be governed by people of Mexican origin. He described the outcome as a recovery of what he called stolen territory and dignity, and said Trump would have to govern differently or risk removal by Congress.
Salgado Macedonio said there had been fears before November 3 that Trump would order a military intervention in Mexico to gain electoral support, but that this did not happen. He urged supporters not to become complacent and said his movement was the largest in Guerrero.
When supporters chanted “governor,” he said he did not hear them and described the chants as premature. He then sang three songs for the crowd.
