Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday rebuffed the idea of the U.S. military intervening within her country's borders to combat drug trafficking despite recent remarks from President Donald Trump.
Sheinbaum made the comments during a press conference Tuesday as the Trump administration pursues its increasingly militarized approach to drug trafficking.
Sheinbaum said Trump had offered during multiple phone conversations to send troops to Mexico to help authorities combat criminal groups. While Sheinbaum said she was willing to share information and work with the United States, she would not accept a foreign government intervening in her country.
"We don't want intervention from any foreign government," said Sheinbaum in Spanish. She noted that Mexico lost half its territory the last time the United States had a military presence in her country, a reference to the U.S.-Mexico war of the 19th century.
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