Mexico's president claims country has 'more democracy' than the US, in rebuke of State Department
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ripped into the US State Department over remarks on Mexico City pro-democracy demonstrations, claiming "there is more democracy in Mexico."
At a news conference, Lopez Obrador added that the U.S. State Department "always meddles in things that are not its business," reflecting a "bad habit" from Washington that runs "quite contrary" to President Biden’s messaging, according to Reuters. Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
Last week, Mexico’s Senate approved López Obrador’s plan to cut salaries and funding for local election offices, and scale back training for citizens who operate and oversee polling stations. The changes would also reduce sanctions for candidates who fail to report campaign spending.