Mexico’s president tries to play down deaths of 2 CIA agents amid fears of diplomatic crisis with Trump admin

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMexico’s president tries to play down deaths of 2 CIA agents amid fears of diplomatic crisis with Trump adminMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has ruled out a conflict with the United States over an incident involving two CIA agents who died in ChihuahuaFabiola Snchez Tuesday 28 April 2026 10:47 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2966010To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/claudia-sheinbaum-cia-agents-trump-b2966259.html","title":"Mexico’s president tries to play down deaths of 2 CIA agents"}}ClosePeople flee Mexico airport during unrest after drug trafficking cartel leader killedSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSource...