After the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, rejected Donald Trump's proposal to send American troops to the country to combat drug cartels, the U.S. president stated that the Mexican leader is not thinking clearly. "The president of Mexico is a lovely woman. Sovereignty is cherished and defended. There is no need for foreign military presence on our territory," Sheinbaum clarified.
The president's response appears to have been well received by Donald Trump, as Brendan Iber, special agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (AFT), mentioned that he had been ordered to combat criminal activity in the region. Trump expressed to the press his willingness to collaborate in the fight against drug cartels: "But she is so afraid of the cartels that she can't even think clearly."
The U.S. president highlighted the importance of helping Sheinbaum in the fight against criminal organizations, indicating that more than 300,000 people died in the United States last year due to fentanyl. "They are horrible people who have been killing people left and right. They have enriched themselves by selling drugs and destroying lives in our country," Trump emphasized.
The communication between Claudia Sheinbaum and Donald Trump took place on April 16, during which the Mexican president rejected the proposal to send U.S. troops to Mexico, arguing that it was unnecessary. Instead, Sheinbaum requested the support of the United States to curb the trafficking of arms into Mexico, which ends up in the hands of criminal groups and is used for criminal activities.
In this context, Sheinbaum reiterated her unwavering stance on national sovereignty: "The territory is inviolable, sovereignty is inviolable, sovereignty is not negotiable."
