Twelve days before his term in office concludes, the president of Mexico ripped into the U.S. government for allegedly making an under-the-table deal that landed two Sinaloa cartel leaders in American jails and,

"Yes, of course... for having carried out this operation," the president said when asked if the American government was "jointly responsible" for the situation

President López Obrador called out the United States on Thursday, saying the U.S. is partly to blame for ongoing cartel violence in Sinaloa.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the United States is partially responsible for a wave of violence in the state of Sinaloa that has left dozens dead in the past two weeks, with bodies repeatedly found on public streets and highways.