Mexico's president denies claims his 2006 campaign received cartel money

During a press conference, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador denied reports published by InSight Crime and ProPublica that claimed his failed presidential run in 2006 was funded by drug money from a known trafficker in an exchange for future work with the cartel.

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[emperorvr]

There’s no way they still trust what DEA has to say when they got investigated for a lot of members were part of the cartels payroll 😂🤣

[louisbaez]

$ 2. Millions this guy received, from narcos, from protection, we know that.

[Drios]

Yeah and “APPARENTLY” I’m the Mexican presidents closest advisor.. I can definitively say this is false! 🤣🤣🤣 y’all gonna take my word too just because I use the word “APPARENTLY” 🤣🤣🤣

[donlye]

If he has no will to go against the cartels then he has.

[InnocentBulldogPuppy-tpwj]

God Bless Our Mexican Brothers and Sisters. 4/ever

[MistaWikked]

Just his first campaign? This dude thrives off cartel money. It's literally a joke when you say he did it legitimately.

[Drios]

If you accuse someone of wrongdoing.. aren’t you supposed to come out with proof? Why are they accusing AMLO and not coming out with proof at the same time? 🤣 We don’t believe you uncle same & media! 😈😈😈

[IBNMayz]

This is Big Media's pay back to him for supporting the Palestine

[musicthedeaf]

The u.s wants him out because he stopped their efforts of the privatization of mexicos oil. Stay stronflg brothers

[Tri.dawg]

You know the cartel got hands in everything in Mexico they got control in America we not slow 😂😂😂

[Tony-ki]

I nailed this at the time and being real the Cartel is the Mexican government

[COOCONUT]

The DEA has to stop selling them weapons

[whocares]

10% for the big guy and all will be forgotten

[CrabFiles]

The President of Mexico has no choice but to have some form of relationship with the Cartels...

[Michoacan]

Viva AMLO. Best president in decades of México. Viva México.

[JustinDrew-urhr]

When suitcases show up. U just can't say no.

[sapien]

Duh he only talks like them and refuses to go after them and they know where they are Mexico dirty 😮😮😮😮😮

[toltecways]

The biggest fake news i have ever heard 😂 now it getting out of control

[henrytshabalala]

A useless commander in chief, his country is drowning in horrible crimes and he got no power to stop the crimes.Cartels are doing whatever suits them openly and he cant stop the criminal conducts playing around his country.Refused to get help from his American neighbour.One day Mexico will be runned by Cartels as he been weak .

[littlecloud]

It’s like saying the cartel gave trump money for his campaign which I think that would be possible for trump then AMLO