"There is no need — we can collaborate, we can work together, but you in your territory, we in ours. We can share information, but we will never accept the presence of the US Army in our territory," the Mexican president added. Her remarks come after the Wall Street Journal reported this week that Trump was pushing for more US military involvement to tackle drug trafficking. Sheinbaum also said she had urged Trump to halt weapons smuggling across the border from the US. She told the event in Texcoco that the US president had issued an order on Friday ensuring that all available measures were being deployed to stop weapons from entering Mexico.

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.”

She told Trump the country will "never accept" the presence of the U.S. Army in its territory. "No, President Trump, our territory is inalienable, sovereignty is inalienable," Sheinbaum said. "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." In a written statement to Fox News Digital Saturday, White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly highlighted coordinated efforts with Mexico to address border security. "President Trump has worked with President Sheinbaum to advance border security 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 most secure border in history."