President of Mexico declares he is "above the law."

[BidenPresident]

But López Obrador remained indifferent: A few days later, in an exchange with journalist Jesica Zermeño, he showed no remorse, suggesting that Kitroeff should simply change her cellphone number. When Zermeño pointed out the potential illegality of disclosing Kitroeff’s private information, López Obrador offered a revealing response: “The political and moral authority of the president of Mexico is above the law.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/28/lopez-obrador-sheinbaum-authoritarian-journalism/

 

[BidenPresident]

Last week, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador intensified his ongoing war with journalism. On Thursday, he sought to preempt the publication of an investigation by the New York Times into alleged drug money influence within his inner circle. The Times had tried to get the president on the record as to the allegations. Instead of answering, he decided to use his daily news conference to refute the claims in the then-yet-to-be-published report, and went on to divulge the private cellphone number of Natalie Kitroeff, a Times correspondent in Mexico.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/28/lopez-obrador-sheinbaum-authoritarian-journalism/