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

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum publically confirmed she rejected U.S. subject assistance from President Donald Trump, who was looking to assistance the state combat cause trafficking and convulsive cartels.

Responding to a Wall Street Journal study Friday that elaborate the offer, Sheinbaum confirmed "it's true."

Trump reportedly called Sheinbaum and asked, "How tin we assistance you combat cause trafficking?"

She told Trump the state volition "never accept" the beingness of the U.S. Army successful its territory.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addressed The Wall Street Journal's study Thursday, noting the exchange. (AP Images)

"No, President Trump, our territory is inalienable, sovereignty is inalienable," Sheinbaum said. "We tin collaborate. We tin enactment together, but with you successful your territory and america successful ours. We tin stock information, but we volition ne'er judge the beingness of the United States Army connected our territory."

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In a written connection to Fox News Digital Saturday, White House lawman property caput Anna Kelly highlighted coordinated efforts with Mexico to code borderline security.

"President Trump has worked with President Sheinbaum to beforehand borderline information collaboration with Mexico to the highest levels ever," Kelly wrote. "This robust practice and accusation sharing is delivering tangible results, including the removal of galore cartel leaders to the U.S. to look justness and creating the astir unafraid borderline successful history."

A radical of attendees was successful the assemblage arsenic Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke publically astir the speech with President Donald Trump. (AP Images)

Since taking office, Trump has continued to usage CIA drones to behaviour surveillance flights implicit the state successful coordination with the Mexican government.

He has besides formally named cause cartels "foreign terrorist" groups.

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However, Kelly said Mexico indispensable bash much to support Americans from unsafe overseas violent organizations and "the drugs and unit they flood into communities connected some sides of the border."

"We volition proceed exploring ways to heighten our efforts crossed the portion to dismantle these transnational transgression organizations," she wrote. "We volition marque America harmless again."

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. Army is not invited successful Mexico. (AP Images)

The Heritage Foundation, a apical blimpish group, released a study successful January detailing however Trump could usage the subject to face the borderline crisis.

It argued that Mexican cartels are continuing to grow, amerciable migration and narcotics smuggling person accelerated and U.S.-Mexico information practice has deteriorated.

However, the study noted nonstop subject enactment against cartels should beryllium a "last resort," preferring associated subject enactment with Mexican coordination, Fox News Digital previously reported.

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"In the due context, unilateral U.S. military enactment whitethorn beryllium employed to disrupt cartel enactment and punctual practice from a resistant Mexican government," the radical wrote.

The instauration claimed Mexico was improbable to alteration its stance erstwhile Sheinbaum was elected contempt the escalating menace from cartels.

Fox News Digital's Adam Shaw and the Associated Press contributed to this report.