Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Trump Indictment Is ‘Anti-Democratic’ Move to Stop Reelection Bid: Mexican President
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador expressed his beliefs this week that if former President Donald Trump were to be convicted in connection to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office investigation, it would be to prevent him from running for reelection in 2024. “Right now, former President Trump is declaring that they are going to arrest […]
Mexican President Claims His Country Is ‘Safer’ Than US Amid Travel Warnings
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador claimed on Monday that traveling to Mexico is safer than to the United States, pushing back against criticism from U.S. authorities who warned against traveling to the country due to recent kidnappings and other violent activities. “Mexico is safer than the United States,” Lopez Obrador said during his daily […]
Mexico to ‘Open Its Doors’ to Julian Assange, With President Asking Biden to Free WikiLeaks Founder
Mexico is willing to take in “the best journalist of our time” Julian Assange if the United States were to release him, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday. Obrador’s comments come after the UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel signed an extradition order on June 17, sending the WikiLeaks founder back to the United States where he is […]
Mexican President Tests Positive for COVID-19 for Second Time
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced on Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time. In a statement, he said that he has mild symptoms. He said he will “remain in isolation and will only do office work and communicate virtually” pending recovery. “Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Interior, Adán Augusto […]
Mexico President Appears to Hold Key Majority in Elections
MEXICO CITY—President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s party and its allies on Monday appeared poised to maintain their majority in Mexico’s lower chamber of the congress, but fell short of a two-thirds majority as some voters boosted the opposition, according to initial election results. Electoral authorities released “quick count” results based on voting samples that allow […]
Mexico Promises Justice After Metro Train Line Collapse Kills 24
MEXICO CITY—Mexico will punish those responsible for an overpass collapse that killed at least 24 people and injured dozens when a train on Mexico City’s newest metro line plunged onto a busy road below, the government said on Tuesday. Accompanied by officials involved in the construction and maintenance of the elevated metro line that collapsed […]
Mexico’s President Says Will Congratulate US Leader After Legal Challenges Resolved
MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday he would not congratulate a winner of the U.S. presidential election until legal challenges are concluded. The Associated Press decision desk projected a victory for Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Saturday, pushing him over the threshold of 270 Electoral […]
Trump, Mexican Leader Celebrate USMCA at White House
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House for the first time to celebrate the launch of the new North American trade agreement known as USMCA. The two leaders met on July 8 to discuss the strategic cooperation between the two countries on both trade and immigration. “The relationship between […]
Evo Morales Lands in Mexico After Accepting Political Asylum
Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales has fled his country on a Mexican air force plane after requesting asylum from his socialist ally, leaving a power vacuum in Bolivia as it descends further into chaos from election fraud protests.