Critics of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador say he's making a mistake by visiting Washington — and is helping President Trump politically during an election year. But López Obrador says: 'We are going ... with our heads high.'
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, seen here last month in Mexico City, visits President Trump at the White House this week.Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, seen here last month in Mexico City, visits President Trump at the White House this week.Near downtown Mexico City, Cristian Corte sells tacos and gorditas at a makeshift stand outside a metro stop.
"It is a very risky move," said Denise Dresser, a professor and political commentator in Mexico City."Forever the Mexican president will be captured in a photograph standing next to someone who Mexicans view as xenophobic, as racist, as a leader who has humiliated Mexicans. ... By standing next to him, López Obrador validates those positions," she said.
White House spokesman Judd Deere says everyone in the Mexican traveling delegation will be tested for COVID-19.
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