Mexican President López Obrador Says El Chapo 'Had The Same Power' As Past Presidents

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (pictured) criticized previous administrations during an online end-of-year address in which he asserted that Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán to enjoy the same power as a world leader

The Guardian: Mexico's Amlo says El Chapo 'had the same power' as past presidents

López Obrador took a blow at his predecessors while claiming Mexico’s era of corruption is ‘gone to the garbage dump of history’

Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, closed out 2019 with a parting shot at his predecessors, saying the imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera had once wielded the same power as the country’s president.

In a video message from the southern city of Palenque on Wednesday, López Obrador recounted his administration’s successes in its first year and highlighted its challenges foremost surging violence.

He claimed without offering any evidence that he had already done away with the high-level corruption that was rampant in previous governments, but said it was crucial to draw a bright line between criminal elements and authorities so that the two sides do not mingle as they had in the past.

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WNU Editor: This admission from the Mexican President is surprising no one.

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