President Donald Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected his proposal to send U.S. troops to Mexico to help thwart the illegal drug trade because she is fearful of the country’s powerful cartels.

US President Donald Trump has said that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum turned down his offer to send United States troops into Mexico to help battle drug cartels because she was “too afraid” of the cartels to accept his proposal.

(Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump had proposed sending U.S. troops to Mexico to combat drug trafficking, but said she had rejected that offer because "sovereignty is not for sale."