Mexico’s President Flies Coach to Washington to Seal His Bet on Trump
- AMLO pushes on with Trump alliance despite domestic criticism
- President sees trade relationship with U.S. as key for Mexico
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wrote a book called “Listen, Trump” before becoming Mexico’s president in which he promised to stand up to the U.S. leader, yet he is now ready to take the biggest gamble in his 19-month presidency by cozying up to his counterpart at a delicate moment.
The 66-year-old is traveling to Washington on Tuesday to see President Donald Trump despite domestic criticism in Mexico and against the counsel of some of his top advisers, who are worried about the optics of a White House visit four months before the U.S. general election.