Sheinbaum says she rejected Trump offer to send US troops to Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Saturday that she had turned down an offer from her US counterpart, Donald Trump, to send American soldiers to Mexico to help fight drug cartels.

At an event in Texcoco, on the outskirts of the capital, Mexico City, Sheinbaum said Trump had made the offer during one of several phone calls between the two leaders.

The US president has complained repeatedly about cross-border drug smuggling and pressured Mexico to crack down on the cartels. He has made stemming drugs and immigration at the US-Mexico border key policy priorities.