How AMLO Became a YouTube Star
- An every-weekday 7 a.m. stage for the new leftist president
- Live on YouTube, and turning Mexicans into morning people
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He slams the media for making false claims, blasts judges for earning too much while doing too little and dismisses members of the opposition as corrupt elites. When he’s challenged, he digs in, deflecting attacks with some of his own.
But unlike Donald Trump pecking away on Twitter, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is captivating his constituents -- or infuriating them -- during daily, 7 a.m. press conferences that are live on YouTube and can go on for more than an hour. The Mexican president is alone in the region, perhaps in the world, in keeping such a relentless schedule.