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Trump confirms he offered to send troops into Mexico, but says Sheinbaum ‘so scared of the cartels she can’t walk’

Headline from The Hill, on the newest of 2 developments

President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he offered to send troops into Mexico, but said the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is "so scared of the cartels she can't walk."

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  1. Mexico's president says she rejected Trump's plan to send US troops across the border

    Headline from CBS 8 San Diego ·

  2. Newest

    Trump confirms he offered to send troops into Mexico, but says Sheinbaum ‘so scared of the cartels she can’t walk’

    Headline from The Hill ·

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Mexican president says she rejected Trump troops offer – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Claudia Sheinbaum said Donald Trump had offered to send US troops to Mexico to help fight drug trafficking. Trump has made stemming drugs and immigration at the US-Mexico border key policy priorities.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Trump tells Mexican president he wants U.S. troops to fight drug cartels (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she rejected an offer by President Trump to send U.S. troops to fight Mexican drug cartels.

  3. KOB 4

    Mexico's president says she rejected Trump's plan to send US troops across the border (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Mexico's president has said that U.S. President Donald Trump proposed sending American troops into Mexico to help her administration fight drug trafficking but that she rejected it. The remarks by Claudia Sheinbaum came in response to a Wall Street Journal article published the day before, describin…

  4. Al Jazeera

    Sheinbaum says she rejected Trump’s offer to send US troops to Mexico (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Mexican president says she told Donald Trump that Mexico ‘will never accept the presence of US army in our territory’.

  5. New York Post

    Mexico’s president says she declined Trump’s offer for US military crackdown on cartels (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Saturday she declined President Trump's offer for US troops to crack down on the fentanyl produced by cartels south of the border.

  6. Independent Journal Review

    Mexico’s President Rejects Trump’s Push To Send US Troops Across Border (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Saturday that she flatly rejected a proposal from President Donald Trump to allow American troops

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Sheinbaum says she rejected Trump's plan to send U.S. troops across the border to Mexico (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump proposed sending American troops into Mexico to help her administration fight drug trafficking but that she rejected it.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Mexico’s Sheinbaum reveals what she told Trump after rejecting offer of US troops (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Sheinbaum said she responded by rejecting the offer and telling the U.S. president her country is "not for sale."

  9. Fox News

    Mexican president declines Trump's offer of US troops to help fight drug cartels (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum recently made a public announcement confirming President Donald Trump offered U.S. military assistance to address cartels in the country, but she declined.

  10. The Hill

    Mexico’s president says she denied Trump offer to target cartels with US troops (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that she rejected President Trump’s offer to send U.S. troops to the country to fight against drug trafficking. In remarks to a university in Mexico, Sheinbaum responded to a Friday report from the Wall Street Journal about the two countries’ rela…

  11. Just the News

    Mexico president says she rejected Trump's offer to send U.S. troops into Mexico (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    “We can work together, but you in your territory and us in ours,” Sheinbaum said.

  12. UPI

    Mexico's president rejects Trump offer of U.S. troops to fight cartels (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that she had rejected an offer from U.S. President Donald Trump to send American troops to help fight drug cartels.

  13. Latin Times

    Mexican President Says She Rejected Trump's Offer to Deliver Troops to Mexico to Fight Drug Trafficking: 'No, President Trump' (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that she rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's offer of troops to help combat drug trafficking in her country.

  14. 12News Phoenix

    Trump blasts Mexico's Sheinbaum for rejecting offer to send US troops into Mexico to fight cartels (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    Trump replied a day after Sheinbaum confirmed Trump pressed her last month to accept a bigger role for the U.S. military in combating drug cartels in Mexico.

  15. The Hill

    Trump confirms he offered to send troops into Mexico, but says Sheinbaum ‘so scared of the cartels she can’t walk’ (opens The Hill)

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    President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he offered to send troops into Mexico, but said the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is "so scared of the cartels she can't walk."

  16. NBC Los Angeles

    Trump blasts Sheinbaum for rejecting offer to send US troops into Mexico to fight cartels (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    President Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected his proposal to send U.S. troops to Mexico to help thwart the illegal drug trade

  17. The Columbian

    Sheinbaum tells Trump: No U.S. troops in Mexico (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump proposed sending American troops into Mexico to help her administration fight drug trafficking but that

  18. Fox News

    Trump says Mexican president is afraid of cartels after she rejected his offer to send US troops to Mexico (opens Fox News)

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    President Donald Trump claimed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected his offer to send U.S. troops to Mexico to help fight against cartels because she is afraid of them.

  19. New York Post

    Trump calls Mexico president ‘afraid of the cartels’ after she turned down troops offer (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump confirmed that he volunteered to dispatch troops to Mexico to combat the drug cartels, but faulted the country's leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, for fearing them.

  20. The Guardian

    Mexico’s president tries to defuse fears of US military intervention (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Sheinbaum emphasises communication with Trump ‘very good’ after rejecting offer to send US troops into Mexico

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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