Morning Jolt: Turns Out Mexico’s President Might Well Be Cartel-Corrupted

- February 05, 2024

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February 05 2024

Turns Out Mexico's President Might Well Be Cartel-Corrupted

On the menu today: Get ready to start your week with some major dot-connecting, as a new report contends that the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has been cozy with the notorious Sinaloa Cartel for a long time, while the record of the cartel's extensive and lucrative ties to China — in production of fentanyl and methamphetamine — is growing clearer and clearer. There's a lot of money to be made from ruining Americans' lives — and the trail of drug-trafficking profits leads back to one particularly infamous city. Meanwhile, the Biden campaign team wants to put the president on TikTok.

Mexican President AMLO, the Cartel, and China

I thank Erick Erickson for calling my attention to two long-suspected connections that are more confirmed than many people realize: the connections between Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador and the Sinaloa Cartel, and between the Sinaloa Cartel and China.

This report in ProPublica ...

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