Mexican president shuts down Trump

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00:00Mexican President Shuts Down Trump

00:02Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum firmly rejected President Donald Trump's recent suggestion

00:08that the U.S. could launch military strikes inside Mexico to combat drug cartels.

00:13Sheinbaum, speaking during her regular morning press conference,

00:16issued a clear response to the proposal saying,

00:19it's not going to happen.

00:20He has suggested on several occasions,

00:23or has said,

00:24we offer you a United States military intervention in Mexico

00:27or whatever you need to combat criminal groups.

00:29She said,

00:30She emphasized that Mexico's stance is unchanged,

00:33saying,

00:34we do not accept an intervention by any foreign government.

00:37President Sheinbaum's remarks came one day after Trump publicly stated

00:41he would consider bombing locations in Mexico and Colombia

00:44to stop narcotics from entering the U.S.

00:47Sheinbaum added that she had personally delivered this message to Trump,

00:51the U.S. State Department, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

00:55While rejecting foreign military involvement,

00:57she noted that Mexico is open to cooperation in intelligence and joint anti-cartel strategies,

01:02provided that operations remain under Mexican authority.

01:06When asked if striking Mexico was an option,

01:08Trump responded,

01:09would I launch strikes on Mexico to stop drugs?

01:12It's okay with me.

01:13Whatever we have to do to stop drugs.

01:14He added that he would be willing to strike cocaine facilities in Colombia and said,

01:19would I knock out those factories?

01:21I would be proud to do it personally.

01:23Sheinbaum's comments underscored longstanding concerns in Mexico about sovereignty and past U.S. military actions.

01:30Her administration has repeatedly stated that security issues will be addressed through domestic law enforcement,

01:36not foreign intervention.

01:38The disagreement centers not on whether cartels should be confronted,

01:42but on who controls the response and how far the U.S. can go beyond intelligence sharing.