{"id":6093,"date":"2025-05-04T09:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T09:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6093"},"modified":"2025-05-04T09:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T09:04:10","slug":"mexico-rejects-trumps-push-to-send-us-troops-across-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6093","title":{"rendered":"Mexico rejects Trump\u2019s push to send US troops across border"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has firmly declined a proposal from US President Donald Trump to deploy American troops within Mexico to combat drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>During a public event on Saturday, Sheinbaum emphasised that Mexico&#8217;s sovereignty is &#8220;inviolable&#8221; and that the country &#8220;will never accept the presence of the United States army in our territory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The offer was made during a phone call between the two leaders on April 16, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump suggested that US forces take a leading role in addressing Mexican drug cartels, particularly those involved in fentanyl production and smuggling.<\/p>\n<p>Sheinbaum rejected the proposal, stating, &#8220;I told him, &#8216;No, President Trump, our territory is inviolable, our sovereignty is inviolable, our sovereignty is not for sale.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While declining military assistance, Sheinbaum expressed openness to increased collaboration with the U.S., including enhanced intelligence sharing.<\/p>\n<p>She also urged Trump to take stronger action against cross-border arms trafficking, which has contributed to significant violence in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>In response, a spokesperson for the US National Security Council reaffirmed Trump&#8217;s commitment to assisting Mexico in combating drug cartels and enhancing border security.<\/p>\n<p>This development underscores ongoing tensions between the two nations over drug trafficking, immigration, and national sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>Despite previous cooperation, including joint efforts to combat illegal migration, Sheinbaum has consistently asserted that Mexico will not tolerate foreign military presence on its soil.<\/p>\n<p>She reiterated this stance in a statement, saying, &#8220;With Mexico, it is collaboration and coordination, never subordination or interventionism, and even less invasion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The situation remains fluid, with both countries navigating complex issues related to security, trade, and diplomacy.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has firmly declined a proposal from US President Donald Trump to deploy American troops within Mexico to combat drug trafficking. During a public event on Saturday, Sheinbaum emphasised that Mexico&#8217;s sovereignty is &#8220;inviolable&#8221; and that the country &#8220;will never accept the presence of the United States army in our territory.&#8221; The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6093\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}