The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, recently confirmed that she rejected the offer from U.S. President Donald Trump to send troops to combat drug trafficking on Mexican territory. Sheinbaum stated that the sovereignty of Mexico is inviolable and that while collaboration and information sharing with the United States is possible, direct military presence will not be accepted.
Since Trump's arrival in power, pressure from Washington regarding security in Mexico has increased, leading to the deployment of 10,000 National Guard agents at the border to reduce irregular migration and drug trafficking. Trump included six Mexican drug trafficking groups on the official terrorism list, which intensified the situation.
Sheinbaum's confirmation comes after reports that Trump was pressuring the Mexican president to allow for greater military involvement from the U.S. in the fight against drug cartels. In a conversation, Trump offered to send troops to combat drug trafficking, but Sheinbaum reiterated the defense of Mexican sovereignty and proposed a collaboration based on intelligence sharing, without direct military presence.
Sheinbaum emphasized that Mexico is a free, independent, and sovereign country, and that collaboration and cooperation are possible, but not subordination. Trump issued an order to prevent the entry of firearms from the United States into Mexico, reiterating the possibility of collaboration, but always under the principle of defending Mexico's sovereignty.
