Mexico Takes Out a Drug Kingpin and Tariff Chaos Leads EU to Pause Trade Deal

Cars burning. Highways blocked. Guadalajara looked like a city under siege yesterday after the Mexican army killed “El Mencho,” the feared leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and one of the most wanted criminals on the planet. The White House has said the U.S. had a hand in the operation, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirming American intelligence support played a role. How much did U.S. pressure push Mexico to act? And with El Mencho gone, what happens next? NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Gabe Gutierrez joins us to discuss. And the world is pushing back against President Trump’s latest tariff escalation, with Europe leading the charge. The European Union has suspended a trade deal signed with the U.S. just last summer, citing what it calls an increasingly unpredictable American negotiating partner. The pause follows a rapid-fire week of trade whiplash. NBC News Business and Data Correspondent Brian Cheung breaks down how wide this trade fight could spread, and why there might not be as much fallout for global markets.

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