Tabasco Governor: US Accusations Against Morena Members are an "unsubstantiated act of interference"
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Javier May Rodríguez said the US is going through a deep crisis and wants Mexico's land and natural resources.

This article by Arturo Sánchez Jiménez originally appeared in the May 2, 2026 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.

Villahermosa, Tabasco. Ahead of Morena’s extraordinary national congress, Tabasco Governor Javier May Rodríguez asserted this Saturday that the accusations leveled against state governors from the United States are part of a pressure campaign driven by interests over the country’s natural resources. He also denied any concern among governors from his party.

Interviewed at the Villahermosa International Airport, before traveling to Mexico City to participate in Sunday’s party meeting—in which the national leadership will be renewed and Ariadna Montiel is a candidate—May dismissed the notion that the accusations against the governor on leave from Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, and other officials for alleged links to the Sinaloa cartel have weakened the movement.

“It’s not the governors; they want our natural resources, our land,” he stated. He added that the United States is going through “a deep crisis” and is trying to blame foreign entities for problems that are also its own responsibility.

“They need to look inward: who distributes drugs in the United States, how drug money enters the financial market. It’s a shared responsibility, but they blame outsiders for the tragedy they are experiencing,” he said.

Regarding the accusations made public this week by US authorities, May maintained that it is “an act of interference, without evidence,” and asserted that it is part of “a media campaign orchestrated by the right” with the purpose of equating Morena with past governments.

When asked if he feared the accusations could extend to other leaders, he replied: “I am more than calm. We will never betray the people.”

He also rejected any possibility of foreign agency agents interfering in his administration. “None whatsoever. And if they raise the issue, it will have to be through legal channels, via the Secretariat of External Relations,” he said.

Regarding the Morena party congress, he anticipated that there will be a relevant statement on the current national political situation.

“Morena will emerge much stronger from tomorrow’s congress. It will be a very good congress, and also a moment to evaluate the entire national context we face,” he said, while confirming his support “for Ariadna, the party, and the movement.” “Our movement is at its best,” he declared.

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