Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to U.S. President Donald Trump after he reposted an article criticizing her for refusing to allow U.S. troops to operate on Mexican territory to combat drug trafficking.

"We are friends with everyone in the world, and courage is the defense of sovereignty," the president warned on Sunday, responding to a question from a journalist during her tour in the state of Oaxaca.

The reporter questioned her about Trump having reposted on his Truth Social account an article by ultraconservative Bill O'Reilly titled "The Mexico Problem," which denounces alleged government corruption, violence, and drug trafficking, and concludes that "Mexico is not a friend of the U.S."

The column specifically questions Sheinbaum's repeated rejection of Trump's proposal for U.S. troops to enter Mexico and "support" anti-narcotics operations.

Another point of contention raised against the president is her constant calls for the U.S. to take responsibility for its high levels of drug consumption and for the arms trafficking that ends up in the hands of Mexican cartels, which is part of a bilateral agenda laden with tension.

During her tour, Sheinbaum explained that her government will always defend Mexico's democracy, sovereignty, and independence. "No one comes from abroad to tell us how our country is going to function," she underscored.