Sheinbaum admits that the Mexican flag in US protests may be a “provocation”

The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, considered this Thursday that it is “probable” that the use of the Mexican flag during the protests against the migrant raids in the United States will be seen as “a provocation”, referring particularly to the photograph where a hooded man is seen on top of a burning patrol car holding the national symbol in Los Angeles.

“We do not agree with the violent actions and I think that even some photographs that came out are very likely to have been a provocation,” expressed the Mexican president during her press conference, while indicating that she would need to “have all the information” to affirm this fact with certainty.

He acknowledged, in this sense, that the image of the “person on a burning patrol with the flag of Mexico” is of “much provocation”, but that it is up to the US authorities to investigate this event.

The Mexican governor’s response comes after the image of a hooded man on a patrol car during the protests against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles, the city with the largest Mexican community abroad, went viral on social media.

In fact, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared the photograph arguing the presence of “illegal aliens” in California.

Regarding the violence framed within these mobilizations in the United States, Sheinbaum mentioned that “in general, the Mexican community demonstrates peacefully for their rights” and reiterated her condemnation of any violent manifestation.

Precisely, this Wednesday, he received at the National Palace the US Under Secretary of State, Christopher Landau, in the Mexican capital amid bilateral tension due to the recent accusations by the US Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, who accused Sheinbaum of inciting the protests in Los Angeles, something rejected as “absolutely” false by the president.

The Mexican flag, characterized by its red, white, and green colors, has become a symbol during the immigration raids that have taken place in the U.S. since last week, provoking comments from members of the American Republican party and the Donald Trump government, such as Stephen Miller, architect of the White House’s immigration policy, or the U.S. ambassador in Mexican territory, Ronald Johnson.