MEXICO CITY — U.S. military forces will not strike Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed Friday in response to reports that President Trump has secretly directed the Pentagon to take action against Latin American drug cartels.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected a U.S. military “invasion” of Mexico, following President Donald Trump’s decision to direct the Pentagon to target specific drug cartels. “The United States is not going to come to Mexico with their military,

The Mexican president said Friday that any reported US military intervention against drug cartels operating in Mexico was “absolutely off the table.”