Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said U.S. troops would not conduct military operations within Mexico, amid reports that President Donald Trump has directed U.S. forces to take actions to disrupt cartel operations throughout Latin America.
“The United States is not going to come to Mexico with the military. We cooperate, we collaborate, but there is not going to be an invasion,” Sheinbaum said at an Aug. 8 press conference. “That is ruled out. Absolutely ruled out.”
Sheinbaum’s comments came hours after The New York Times, citing anonymous sources, reported that Trump secretly directed U.S. military action against Latin American cartels that his administration previously designated as foreign terrorist organizations….