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Bayard

(27,823 posts)
9. Mexico's president told him--don't come here
Mon Nov 3, 2025, 11:20 AM
Nov 3

He's going to force the issue. He might as well declare war on all of South America. Drugs are just his flimsy excuse for taking over these countries.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/04/mexico-sheinbaum-trump-american-troops-00325257

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump proposed sending American troops into Mexico to help her administration fight drug trafficking but that she rejected it.

Her remarks to supporters in eastern Mexico came in response to a Wall Street Journal article published the day before, describing a tense phone call last month in which Trump reportedly pressured her to accept a bigger role for the U.S. military in combating drug cartels in Mexico.

“He said, ‘How can we help you fight drug trafficking? I propose that the United States military come in and help you.’ And you know what I said to him? ‘No, President Trump.’”

She added: “Sovereignty is not for sale. Sovereignty is loved and defended.”

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