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.

US President Donald Trump blasted his Mexican counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum after she rejected his offer to send American troops to fight drug cartels.