Mexican Prez Refuses to Fight Cartels, Claiming ‘Mexico First’ Policy
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday rebuked the calls of U.S. officials to crack down on the illegal drug trade, saying the U.S. opioid crisis caused by drugs funneled through Mexican cartels wasn’t Mexico’s problem to deal with.
At his daily news briefing, the Mexican leader located his inaction to combat cartel violence within a “Mexico First” policy that doesn’t answer to anyone else—namely the U.S., Mexico’s northern neighbor.
While explaining why he wouldn’t directly crack down on the illegal drug trade, López Obrador said, “We are not going to act as policemen for any foreign government.”