Biden says he'll be 'working closely' with Mexico president-elect By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor and Madison Burgess Published: 09:00, 4 June 2024 | Updated: 09:00, 4 June 2024 e-mail Advertisement President Joe Biden offered his congratulations to Mexico's new leftist president Claudia Sheinbaum, as he anticipates a new chapter in U.
S.-Mexico relations where the border crisis is certain to cause frictions. 'I congratulate Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic election as the first woman President of Mexico,' Biden said following her victory in the race to succeed the loquacious President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who sometimes subjected the 81-year old U.
S. president to long digressions during their joint meetings. 'I look forward to working closely with President-elect Sheinbaum in the spirit of partnership and friendship that reflects the enduring bonds between our two countries.
I expressed our commitment to advancing the values and interests of both our nations to the benefit of our peoples,' the president said. Biden congratulated the scientist and the Mexican people 'for conducting a nationwide successful democratic electoral process involving races for more than 20,000 positions at the local, state, and federal levels.' The change in power comes months before the November elections, after illegal immigration has caused Biden constant headaches during his term.
Biden is set to sign a new executive order Tuesday that will ban migrants who cross the bord.