{"id":2206163,"date":"2024-03-25T23:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T03:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amlo-claims-he-ended-corruption-in-mexico-not-worried-about-hundreds-of-political-assassinations\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T23:34:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T03:34:53","slug":"amlo-claims-he-ended-corruption-in-mexico-not-worried-about-hundreds-of-political-assassinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amlo-claims-he-ended-corruption-in-mexico-not-worried-about-hundreds-of-political-assassinations\/","title":{"rendered":"AMLO asserts he eradicated corruption in Mexico and remains unfazed by numerous political assassinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famlo-claims-he-ended-corruption-in-mexico-not-worried-about-hundreds-of-political-assassinations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2206163&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During an interview, Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador,\u200d also known\u2062 as AMLO, declared that corruption in Mexico has been \u2063eradicated and that the numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-100-mexican-politicians-assassinated-in-2021-elections-900-injured-in-attacks-report\/\" title=\"Nearly 100 Mexican Politicians Assassinated In 2021 Elections, 900+ Injured In Attacks: Report\">political assassinations<\/a> are not a danger to democracy. These statements were made on a &#8220;60\u200c Minutes&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-randomly-makes-up-story-about-being-born-in-same-hospital-his-grandfather-died-at-weeks-prior\/\" title=\"Biden Randomly Makes Up Story About Being Born in Same Hospital His Grandfather Died at Weeks Prior\">episode discussing<\/a> the crisis\u2063 at the \u2062U.S. southern border. In an interview, Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador, commonly referred to as AMLO, proclaimed that\u200c he has put an\u2062 end to corruption in Mexico and \u2062dismissed the significance\u200c of the frequent political \u200bassassinations for democracy. These remarks were shared during a &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; segment addressing \u2062the crisis at the U.S.\u200c southern\u200c border.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador, or AMLO, claimed during an interview that aired on Sunday that he has ended corruption in Mexico and that the hundreds of political assassinations that are carried out every year in his country are not a threat to democracy.<\/p>\n<p>AMLO made the claims during a \u201c60 Minutes\u201d interview about the crisis on the U.S. southern border and about the Mexican drug cartels.<\/p>\n<p>The left-wing news program noted that AMLO takes a \u201cbare knuckle brawls with the press\u201d which it said was in \u201csharp contrast to the softer approach he\u2019s taken with the drug cartels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AMLO claimed that his \u201chugs not bullets\u201d method for dealing with the cartels has worked out \u201cvery well,\u201d even though violence remains high and the cartels have grown in size.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the more than 30,000 murders that happen in Mexico every year, AMLO claimed that the Mexican government prosecuted \u201call\u201d of the cases, even though only around 5% are actually prosecuted.<\/p>\n<p>AMLO deflected blame for the role his country has played in the fentanyl crisis in the United States since nearly all of the illicit fentanyl that ends up killing Americans is manufactured by cartels in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFentanyl is produced in the United States, in Canada, and in Mexico,\u201d he claimed, ignoring the fact that the illicit fentanyl used in street drugs comes from his country. \u201cAnd the chemical precursors come from Asia. You know why we don\u2019t have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-what-do-we-do-about-the-homeless\/\" title=\"WATCH: What Do We Do About The Homeless?\">drug consumption<\/a> that you have in the United States? Because we have customs, traditions, and we don\u2019t have the problem of the disintegration of the family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also falsely claimed that drug consumption in Mexico was not a problem.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he has \u201ccompletely\u201d eliminated \u201ccorruption\u201d in Mexico, AMLO claimed: \u201cYes, basically, because corruption in Mexico started from the top down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c60 Minutes\u201d noted that independent organizations have found there has been \u201cno improvement in the corruption problems that have plagued Mexico for decades\u201d under AMLO.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the 355 government officials and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-governor-ron-desantis-reveals-3-things-his-state-is-doing-to-take-on-tech-companies\/\" title=\"Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Reveals 3 Things His State Is Doing To Take On Tech Companies\">political candidates<\/a> who were murdered last year in his country, he downplayed the matter, saying there were only \u201csome specific instances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that the assassinations posed no threat to democracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a recent interview, Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador, known as AMLO, stated he has tackled corruption in Mexico. He downplayed the significance of the frequent political assassinations in the country, deeming them not detrimental to democracy. 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