Mexican President ‘Should Not Have Refused’ Help in Combating Cartels: Trump

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum “should not have refused my help” in fighting criminal cartels in her country, President Donald Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews on March 13. Trump was asked about a post he had made earlier about a remark Sheinbaum made at a recent press conference. The Mexican president said, “It is good that President Trump says publicly that when he has proposed that the U.S. Army enters Mexico, we have said no. Because it is the truth, we have said no. And we proudly continue to say no.” In response to her comment, Trump said, “I offered to get rid of the cartels in Mexico, and for some reason, she doesn’t want to do that....