On August 8, 2025, did Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum assert that U.S. military forces would not operate on Mexican soil following reports of a secret U.S. directive to target drug cartels?

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On August 8, 2025, President Sheinbaum declared, “there is no risk of U.S. military intervention in Mexico,” directly rejecting any deployment of American troops on Mexican soil after news of a secret order to strike drug cartels emerged. Earlier, at a public event on May 3, 2025, she rebuffed President Trump’s suggestion to send U.S. forces, stating, “our territory is inviolable, our sovereignty is inviolable, our sovereignty is not for sale”.

On August 8, 2025, did Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum assert that U.S. military forces would not operate on Mexican soil following reports of a secret U.S. directive to target drug cartels?

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