Sheinbaum says Mexico declines Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite
Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum said she has turned down an invitation from Donald Trump to join his “Board of Peace.”
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Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum said she has turned down an invitation from Donald Trump to join his “Board of Peace.”
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