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

The U.S. president has expressed willingness to conduct strikes in Mexico, citing illicit drug flow from the country.

(Left) President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, on June 15, 2025. (Right) Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, on March 4, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images; Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum “should not have refused” the U.S. president’s 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 made earlier about a remark Sheinbaum made at a recent press conference.