Lopez Obrador asks Joe Biden to stop the US’s “interventionist attitude”

MEXICO CITY.- In his usual morning press conference this Monday, the President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorrevealed the content of the letter he sent on Friday to his American counterpart, Joe Bidenin which he asked to stop the “clearly interventionist attitude” of the United States Government by financing Mexican civil organizations.

“I hope I can do something to stop this insult that violates our constitutional principle of non-intervention and self-determination of peoples,” the president said while reading the content of the letter.

In the text, the Mexican ruler reminded Biden that he has long “publicly” denounced those in Washington who have had an “interventionist” attitude by financing organizations such as Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity (MCCI), whose main purpose, he argued, has been to attack his Administration.

López Obrador assured that between 2018 and 2023, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) allocated 111 million pesos to MCCI.

Although he acknowledged that the amount is “relatively small,” López Obrador described the procedure as “completely offensive.”

AMLO’s letter to Biden

“Even though it is a relatively small amount, this behavior is completely offensive and contrary to the relations of respect for our sovereignties that both you and I have been cultivating for the good of our nations,” he stressed.

López Obrador concluded his message by emphasizing his hope that Biden will take steps to stop this “grievance” and noted that, although he values ​​the personal relationship between the two, the issues of freedom and independence of peoples are paramount.

The President @lopezobrador_ He sent a letter to Joe Biden, where he denounced that agencies such as USAID finance activities of @MXvsCORRUPCIONa situation that he described as offensive. He respectfully requested that this affront to Mexico’s principles of sovereignty be stopped. pic.twitter.com/Mm4psERSsY

— Jesus Ramirez Cuevas (@JesusRCuevas) August 19, 2024

“I hope I can do something to stop this injustice that threatens our constitutional principle of non-intervention and self-determination of peoples,” he said.

“I apologize for addressing you directly on this issue. Believe me, I appreciate you and I do not want to bother you in any way, but as you understand, issues related to the freedom and independence of peoples go beyond personal feelings,” he concluded.

Accusations against Mexicans against Corruption and Impunity

Last week, the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) of Mexico revealed that the civil organization MCCI, which has denounced corruption scandals of the current Government, which include officials and children of López Obrador, allegedly receives money from the United States.

RESPOND @USAID To AMLO. “The most recent donation to @MXvsCORRUPCION “It was completed in December 2023 as planned,” a USAID spokesperson told me. AMLO is outdated. MCCI does not receive a cent from USAID. The little letter to Biden is not only ridiculous but superfluous. 1/2

— Dolia Estevez (@DoliaEstevez) August 19, 2024

According to the agency, MCCI’s income began to be recorded in 2016, and by 2023 it totaled a little over 502.58 million pesos, while from 2017 to 2023 it received just over 13 million pesos from accounts originating in the United States.

In 2023, the US Government’s USAID admitted funding of more than six million dollars to MCCI, an organization founded by the businessman Claudio X. Gonzalezopen opponent of the López Obrador Government.

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