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Trump says Mexican president is afraid of cartels after she rejected his offer to send US troops to Mexico
[FoxNews] 'She is so afraid of the cartels that she can’t even think straight,' Trump saidPresident Donald Trump claimed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is afraid of the cartels after she rejected his offer to send U.S. troops to Mexico. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected his offer to send U.S. troops to Mexico to help fight against cartels because she is afraid of them. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump said he floated the idea of sending American troops to deal with the Mexican cartels facilitating drug trafficking, and criticized Sheinbaum for refusing his offer. "She's so afraid of the cartels she can’t walk … And I think she’s a lovely woman. The president of Mexico is a lovely woman, but she is so afraid of the cartels that she can’t even think straight," Trump said. His reaction came after Sheinbaum confirmed that Trump pressured her in a call last month to allow the U.S. military to play a larger role in tackling drug cartels in Mexico. Sheinbaum said she told Trump at the time that Mexico would "never accept" a U.S. military presence. "No, President Trump, our territory is inalienable, sovereignty is inalienable," Sheinbaum claimed to have said. "We can collaborate. We can work together, but with you in your territory and us in ours. We can share information, but we will never accept the presence of the United States Army on our territory." There has been a larger American military presence at the U.S.-Mexico border after Trump issued an order in January to increase the army’s role in slowing the flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S. Related: Claudia Sheinbaum 05/04/2025 Mexican president declines Trump's offer of US troops to help fight drug cartels Claudia Sheinbaum 05/02/2025 Mexican Senator Brands President Sheinbaum as ‘Liar' with Ties to Cartels Claudia Sheinbaum 04/03/2025 Ovens, Bones and an Altar: Who Tortured 1,500 People in the 'Mexican Auschwitz' Posted by: Skidmark 2025-05-05 |
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