Sheinbaum tells Trump to stop illegal US arms flow to Mexico
Mar 10th 2026
Mexico’s president responded to Trump’s remarks by calling on the US to stop illegal arms trafficking that she says supplies cartels with high-powered weapons, while rejecting proposals for US military intervention.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum urged the US to halt illegal weapons trafficking, saying 75% of guns used by cartels come from the United States.
- Sheinbaum made the comments after Donald Trump called Mexico the "epicenter of cartel violence" at a Miami summit and offered US action against cartels.
- Trump said he asked Sheinbaum to let him "eradicate the cartels" and described her as a "beautiful woman" with a "beautiful voice," which she and others rejected as inappropriate.
- Mexico sued several US gunmakers in 2021 alleging negligent marketing and distribution, but the US Supreme Court dismissed the case last year.
- Mexican analyst Viri Ríos said the United States fuels cartel violence through drug demand and arms flow and called Trump’s remarks sexist and misleading.