A Mexican Senate meeting turned into a fight after a heated debate Wednesday on U.S. military intervention against drug cartels.
Alejandro Moreno, president of the opposition PRI party, grabbed Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña of the ruling Morena party, for allegedly not being given a chance to speak. The shoving fight followed Noroña’s accusations that opposition parties were advocating for U.S. military intervention. Both the PRI and PAN opposition parties deny this.
President Trump this month targeted Latin American drug cartels by directing the Pentagon to use military force against those it deems terrorist organizations.
Other members stepped into the brawl as a man in a suit seemed to take swing at Noroña. Meanwhile, Morena knocked a man in a green shirt to the ground. The man wearing the green shirt was identified as a member of Noroña’s team.
Moreno said he confronted Noroña because the Senate president’s party changed the session agenda to prevent the opposition from speaking. Meanwhile, Noroña blamed the opposition senators for ganging up on him.
Noroña said he intended to file a complaint against Moreno, claiming the high-ranking senator threatened to kill him, and also seeks the expulsion of Moreno and other members involved in the fight.
