Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said Donald Trump offered U.S. “forces” to help against cartels and that she declined, citing Mexico’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- Sheinbaum emphasized coordination and collaboration with the United States without subordination, stating that a U.S. military intervention is not on the table.
- Both governments reaffirmed work through established channels, keeping the bilateral security committee as the venue for next steps later this month in the United States.
- Sheinbaum highlighted claimed results from joint efforts, including a 50% reduction in fentanyl crossing from Mexico and about a 43% drop in U.S. fentanyl deaths, along with seizures and arrests.
- The State Department, through Secretary Marco Rubio, pressed for “tangible results” to dismantle violent networks and curb fentanyl and arms trafficking, while analysts consider a unilateral intervention unlikely.