Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is one of the most popular leaders on Earth, with an 80% approval rating, according to polling firm Gallup. Ben Norton discusses how corporate media outlets have absurdly smeared him as "authoritarian", and the US government has funded right-wing opposition groups, meddling in Mexico's internal affairs, while the candidate Claudia Sheinbaum from AMLO's left-wing Morena party was on the verge of winning the election.

Check out our related video "'Mexico is not a US colony!': AMLO condemns invasion threats, honors nationalization of oil, lithium": https://youtube.com/watch?v=3dw1pcDoewY

Topics
0:00 80% of Mexicans support President AMLO
1:32 US government & media smear AMLO
3:15 Why is López Obrador so popular?
4:20 AMLO: "Mexico is not a US colony or protectorate!"
5:01 Mexico's natural resources & sovereignty
7:21 US meddles in Mexico's 2024 election
8:36 AMLO's successor Claudia Sheinbaum
10:06 "Democratic backsliding", or more democracy?
12:25 AMLO is twice as popular as Biden & Trump
13:41 Real minimum wage rose 83.5%
14:25 Rising real incomes
15:45 Falling poverty
17:05 Mexicans hopeful about economy (unlike in USA)
19:49 AMLO blasts US oligarchy & hypocrisy
20:40 AMLO supports Julian Assange
21:00 AMLO condemns US blockade of Cuba
21:51 Outro

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