Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is facing scrutiny following allegations of corruption and misconduct. Reports have surfaced suggesting that close associates of the president may have accepted drug money during his campaign, an accusation López Obrador denies. Amid these allegations, the president has also been criticized for disclosing a reporter's telephone number publicly, arguing that privacy laws do not apply to him. This action led to his son and a presidential candidate denouncing the leak of their phone numbers, claiming they received threats as a result of an act of "vengeance." The situation has escalated political tensions in Mexico, with right-wing presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez acknowledging discussions about the cartel-corruption allegations against López Obrador. Meanwhile, Mexico's approach to crime, dubbed 'Hugs, Not Bullets', has been criticized for spreading grief, murder, and extortion across the country. Presidential frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum has also become a target, receiving a deluge of hate messages after being doxxed online.
Mexican politics are getting ugly after the president doxxed a New York Times reporter: Now his son’s phone number was posted online. https://t.co/Qf2m9vTHMO
Mexico poll frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum deluged with hate messages https://t.co/rBNdBIdXPt
Mexico’s presidential frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum was doxxed online and is now being subjected to hateful phone calls. ✍️ @DanielleGreyman https://t.co/pHGbTHnwLr
“You must confront evil by doing good," Mexico's president said, "and that’s what we are going to keep doing.” The result? Cartels control more territory, where they are free to murder rivals, neuter police, seize property and sack municipal budgets. https://t.co/dtsldvSSfp @WSJ
Mexico poll frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum deluged with hate messages https://t.co/zshu3dd0mw
Mexico’s ‘Hugs, Not Bullets’ Crime Policy Spreads Grief, Murder and Extortion. @WSJ https://t.co/drSSDxsFNr
.@amystillman Mexico President’s Son Says Number Published in Vengeance @business https://t.co/bXEhmECeZl
Mexico president's son, presidential candidate denounce leak of phone numbers, say threats received https://t.co/ZZwxu9xaUg
Mexico president's son, presidential candidate denounce leak of phone numbers, say threats received (from @AP) https://t.co/Lr51lCa7ig
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's son decried the publication of his phone number on social media as an act of “vengeance” after the Mexican president publicly released a reporter’s contact information https://t.co/T19jGJ13eI
Mexico’s president is fighting claims of corruption. He denies any wrongdoing. But the truth is that Andrés Manuel López Obrador has done too little to tackle the problem in society https://t.co/KoMjUWi2Nx 👇
Mexico's president on Friday defended his decision to disclose a reporter's telephone number, saying a law that prohibits officials from releasing personal information doesn't apply to him. https://t.co/BmAbdfXciX
Rightwing presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez (who had already said she met with @nytimes & @wsj editorial boards while in NYC two weeks ago), acknowledges a discussion on the cartel-corruption allegations vs AMLO: "They asked repeatedly if I believed he had taken drug money." https://t.co/qYt33fBQ74 https://t.co/wvifk9PXgI
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has waged a “war on gangs,” imprisoning 1.6% of the country’s population. With a possible second term around the corner, those numbers could skyrocket. But this "war" comes at the cost of civil liberties https://t.co/BXd4qU1PBj https://t.co/WFhzRlk4fx
.@marybsheridan Mexican president lashes out after reports of drug cartel investigations. @washingtonpost https://t.co/bUWFPtZrPT
Mexico president denies report of allegations that close associates took drug money during campaign https://t.co/htDFsLnx5L