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Mexican President Passes Coronavirus Buck to Allies, Rivals, Business
Reuters ^ | MARCH 21, 2020 | Dave Graham, Drazen Jorgic

Posted on 03/23/2020 3:23:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway

As Mexico scrambles to contain the coronavirus outbreak, many initiatives aimed at tempering the threat have come not from the president, but lesser officials, businesses and ordinary people. Mexico’s peso has plunged to record lows against the dollar and analysts expect the economy to suffer a major hit.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says there is no cause for alarm, and is continuing to hold regular public rallies around Mexico. He argues the country must keep going to limit damage to the economy lest it hurt the poor and the elderly.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; mexico; obrador

1 posted on 03/23/2020 3:23:33 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

So AMLO is a FluBro?

It will be an interesting international field experiment....


2 posted on 03/23/2020 3:25:47 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

No question, it will be see what happens and hopefully we get an honest look back...


3 posted on 03/23/2020 3:26:34 PM PDT by srmanuel
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To: Paladin2

No question, it will be see what happens and hopefully we get an honest look back...


4 posted on 03/23/2020 3:26:35 PM PDT by srmanuel
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To: Paladin2

AMLO is a Communist. He has nothing productive or positive to offer.


5 posted on 03/23/2020 3:27:13 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: laplata

He’s certainly a lot more amenable to Trump than his history or his campaign would indicate.


6 posted on 03/23/2020 3:28:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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That old socialist has more common sense than Gov. Dewine or Sen. Cruz.


7 posted on 03/23/2020 3:32:46 PM PDT by Socon-Econ (adical Islam,)
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To: nickcarraway

The old when you have them by the balls their hearts and mind will follow trick.


8 posted on 03/23/2020 3:34:45 PM PDT by xp38
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To: nickcarraway

Not by choice. It’s because he’s afraid of what Trump could or would do.


9 posted on 03/23/2020 5:29:17 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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