Mexican president declines Trump's offer of US troops to help fight drug cartels

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum publicly validated she rejected U S military assistance from President Donald Trump who was looking to help the country fight drug trafficking and violent cartels Responding to a Wall Street Journal record Friday that detailed the offer Sheinbaum certified it's true Trump reportedly called Sheinbaum and petitioned How can we help you fight drug trafficking She narrated Trump the country will never accept the presence of the U S Army in its territory CONSERVATIVE GROUP S ROADMAP SHOWS HOW TRUMP CAN USE MILITARY TO THWART CARTELS No President Trump our territory is inalienable sovereignty is inalienable Sheinbaum stated 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 SINALOA CARTEL TAKES ROOT IN AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE ARE THEY In a written message to Fox News Digital Saturday White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly highlighted coordinated efforts with Mexico to address dividing line prevention President Trump has worked with President Sheinbaum to advance edge defense collaboration with Mexico to the highest levels ever Kelly wrote This robust cooperation and information sharing is delivering tangible results including the removal of numerous cartel leaders to the U S to face justice and creating the largest part secure dividing line in history Since taking office Trump has continued to use CIA drones to conduct surveillance flights over the country in coordination with the Mexican administration He has also formally named drug cartels foreign terrorist groups CIA USES DRONES TO SNIFF OUT CARTELS AND FENTANYL LABS IN MEXICOHowever Kelly mentioned Mexico must do more to protect Americans from dangerous foreign terrorist organizations and the drugs and violence they flood into communities on both sides of the dividing line We will continue exploring strategies to enhance our efforts across the region to dismantle these transnational criminal organizations she wrote We will make America safe again The Heritage Foundation a top conservative group issued a summary in January detailing how Trump could use the military to confront the frontier dilemma It argued that Mexican cartels are continuing to grow illegal immigration and narcotics smuggling have accelerated and U S -Mexico assurance cooperation has deteriorated However the statement noted direct military action against cartels should be a last resort preferring joint military action with Mexican coordination Fox News Digital previously shared In the appropriate context unilateral U S military action may be employed to disrupt cartel activity and prompt cooperation from a resistant Mexican administration the group wrote The foundation claimed Mexico was unlikely to change its stance when Sheinbaum was elected despite the escalating threat from cartels Fox News Digital's Adam Shaw and the Associated Press contributed to this assessment