Fallout from a recent investigation by InSight Crime — and two other international outlets — continued this week. The investigation centered on alleged payments made by the Beltrán Leyva Organization (BLO) to the 2006 presidential campaign of Mexico’s current president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, popularly known by his initials, AMLO.
The White House and US State Department have reportedly been working back channels to ensure relations remain steady amidst AMLO’s false accusations of US government interference in elections in Mexico. And in Mexico, partisan critics of AMLO have manipulated the investigation’s findings to suggest AMLO himself is involved in drug trafficking. In a February 7 press conference, AMLO lamented that the #NarcoPresidenteAMLO hashtag, which had been trending in Mexico throughout the week, had “170 million mentions.”
