Peter Schweizer said recent statements by senior Mexican officials and actions taken through Mexico’s extensive consular network raise concerns about political influence operations and territorial rhetoric directed at the United States.

Schweizer said he began noticing repeated comments from high-ranking Mexican figures that went beyond standard diplomatic language and instead suggested claims over U.S. territory.

"I started running across these quotes by senior Mexican officials, and I thought, this is just crazy. I mean, do they really mean this? And I kept finding them,” Schweizer said.

He cited remarks made by what he described as one of the most powerful senators in Mexico, a member of the ruling party who serves on the National Defense Committee.

"I’ll give you an example of one that I found very early on. This is from one of the most powerful senators in Mexico. He’s a member of the Marina party, the ruling party. He sits on the National Defense Committee, which is the most powerful committee in the Mexican Senate,” Schweizer said.

Schweizer then quoted the senator directly.

"And he said just a couple years ago, quote, Mexicans are in our territories, California, Nevada, Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Wyoming. We’re going to take back the territory that was stolen from us,” Schweizer said.

Schweizer said similar language appeared in an official Mexican government report released in December 2024.

"And another one. This is from a government report in December of 2024 by one of Sheinbaum’s top aides,” he said. "Wright writes in this government report, quote you. We already know that the Mexican population in the United States reaches 39 point 9 million. We Mexicans are reclaiming our territory.”

Initially, Schweizer said he dismissed the comments as political posturing.

"So I looked at this, and I thought, Okay, well, this is just a bunch of bravado from, you know, blow hard Mexican politicians,” he said.

However, Schweizer said his view changed after examining Mexico’s diplomatic footprint inside the United States and how it is being used.

"And then I started looking at what is the apparatus that Mexico has in the United States,” Schweizer said.

He compared Mexico’s consular presence to that of other major nations.

"And I found that, you know, the United Kingdom and China have six and seven consulates respectively. Mexico has 53,” Schweizer said.

"And I started looking at what Mexico is doing with those consults, and I found out that they’re they’re organizing protests. They’re still organizing some of these anti-ICE protests,” he said.

Schweizer specifically pointed to activity in Minnesota.

"They’ve got a consulate up in the Twin Cities right now. That’s neck deep in what’s going on in Minneapolis,” he said.

Peter Schweizer said recent statements by senior Mexican officials and actions taken through Mexico’s extensive consular network raise concerns about political influence operations and territorial rhetoric directed at the United States.

Schweizer said he began noticing repeated comments from high-ranking Mexican figures that went beyond standard diplomatic language and instead suggested claims over U.S. territory.

"I started running across these quotes by senior Mexican officials, and I thought, this is just crazy. I mean, do they really mean this? And I kept finding them,” Schweizer said.

He cited remarks made by what he described as one of the most powerful senators in Mexico, a member of the ruling party who serves on the National Defense Committee.

"I’ll give you an example of one that I found very early on. This is from one of the most powerful senators in Mexico. He’s a member of the Marina party, the ruling party. He sits on the National Defense Committee, which is the most powerful committee in the Mexican Senate,” Schweizer said.

Schweizer then quoted the senator directly.

"And he said just a couple years ago, quote, Mexicans are in our territories, California, Nevada, Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Wyoming. We’re going to take back the territory that was stolen from us,” Schweizer said

Schweizer said similar language appeared in an official Mexican government report released in December 2024.

"And another one. This is from a government report in December of 2024 by one of Sheinbaum’s top aides,” he said. "Wright writes in this government report, quote you. We already know that the Mexican population in the United States reaches 39 point 9 million. We Mexicans are reclaiming our territory.”

Initially, Schweizer said he dismissed the comments as political posturing.

"So I looked at this, and I thought, Okay, well, this is just a bunch of bravado from, you know, blow hard Mexican politicians,” he said.

However, Schweizer said his view changed after examining Mexico’s diplomatic footprint inside the United States and how it is being used.

"And then I started looking at what is the apparatus that Mexico has in the United States,” Schweizer said.

He compared Mexico’s consular presence to that of other major nations.

"And I found that, you know, the United Kingdom and China have six and seven consulates respectively. Mexico has 53,” Schweizer said.

"And I started looking at what Mexico is doing with those consults, and I found out that they’re they’re organizing protests. They’re still organizing some of these anti-ICE protests,” he said.

Schweizer specifically pointed to activity in Minnesota.

"They’ve got a consulate up in the Twin Cities right now. That’s neck deep in what’s going on in Minneapolis,” he said.

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He further alleged that Mexican officials were directly engaging in U.S. political strategy discussions during the 2024 election cycle.

"But I also found that they were meddling in our politics,” Schweizer said. "They were literally meeting with Democratic Party activists in 2024 saying, How are we going to stop Trump? We got to stop Trump.”

Schweizer said those discussions referenced past electoral shifts in key states.

"We turned California from red to blue. We turned Arizona from red to blue. We’ve got to stop Trump,” he said.

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