President Donald Trump has accused Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum of being too “afraid” to deal with drug cartels.
On Sunday, Trump said Sheinbaum is so afraid of drug cartels that “she can’t even think straight.”
The president argues that this is why Sheinbaum rejected his proposal to send American troops into Mexico to fight the bloodthirsty cartels.
Trump made the comments after he was asked whether news that he had made the offer was true.
On Saturday, Sheinbaum said that she had turned down Trump’s offer.
She claimed she rejected the plan because it would impugn Mexican sovereignty.
“It’s true,” Trump told reporters.
“[The cartels] are horrible people that have been killing people left and right.
“They’ve made a fortune on selling drugs and destroying our people.
“We lost 300,000 people last year to fentanyl and drugs.
“They are bad news,” the president warned.
“If Mexico wanted help with the cartels, we would be honored to go in and do it,” he added.
“I told her that, ‘I’d be honored to go in and do it.’
“The cartels are trying to destroy our country. They are evil!
“And you know, we had 300,000 people die last year from fentanyl