President AMLO’s Morning News: Updates and Political Analysis

2024-01-04 16:17:36

10:17- The conference ends.

10:11- Remember that he has a political will in which he states that he does not want streets named after him or monuments built for him. He points out that he will make it known before he leaves the Presidency. He shows that he doesn’t have anything in his pants pockets and again takes out the white handkerchief from him.

10:09- AMLO after being declared a “national hero” in Motul: “I greatly respect the people of Motul, of Yucatán, of all the towns, the people were very happy.”

10:06- “I won’t forget”: AMLO once again mentions Minister Javier Laynez for his resolution against the ban on vaping devices. “It cannot be that commerce, business is above health,” he says when insisting on sending a law against vapers. He repeats that “money is the devil’s mom and dad.”

10:02- López Obrador accuses campaigns to say that there are new strains of Covid-19: “Yes, there is mercantilism, there is profit in medicine.”

09:57- AMLO justifies the application of the Sputnik and Abdala vaccines because they already had agreements: “It is possible that those carrying out the acquisitions have considered prices.

AMLO: “We already have our Patria vaccine (…) the research has already been completed and it has been shown that it works, that it is effective.” He says it will begin to be applied “in a few more months.” He says it took 300 years to create the smallpox vaccine.

09:53- López Obrador commits that in March there will be a cut on the IMSS Bienestar. It is not that responsibility is delegated to the patient, we have already greatly improved the supply system in pharmacies, he says about Megapharmacy.

09:51- AMLO repeats: Before I finish my government, the entire health system will be working.

09:48- AMLO defines that all the medications authorized by Cofepris are already in the Megapharmacy: “If some are missing, they will be acquired, for all diseases.”

09:45- The President highlights the IMSS-Wellbeing.

09:41- López Obrador defends that the Megapharmacy of Wellbeing already has a distribution system: “They have already resolved the ground transportation and if it is needed, and also an agreement with the Air Force.” He points out that the missing medicine for patients will be delivered to their homes.

09:39- López Obrador commits to reporting on the case of the released migrants.

09:34- “I didn’t know,” says AMLO about versions that say that the 31 migrants kidnapped in Tamaulipas were handed over by authorities to crime.

09:23- AMLO congratulates those attending the morning on Journalist’s Day. He starts talking about journalistic work in the past and points out that he would have liked to dedicate himself to journalism.

09:22- Highlights the political transition in Guatemala with the handing over of the presidency to Bernardo Arévalo. He is still analyzing whether he will attend Arévalo’s inauguration as president.

09:21- We are going to work hard in these 9 months that we have left so as not to leave unfinished works, he says.

09:19- The construction of the Mayan Train, the start of Mexicana de Aviación and the Isthmus Train also stand out.

09:17- López Obrador highlights the construction of the Tulum airport, given the saturation of the Cancún airport. Bet on the arrival of tourists to the region.

09:15- How often was there a president’s press conference? 5 in a six-year term, says the President.

09:08- AMLO remembers that this January 3, the payment of pensions to older adults of 6 thousand pesos every two months began. Once again he attacks the newspaper Reforma and defends the military engineers, who will now rehabilitate roads. Highlights the works built by the Army.

09:04- Regarding the Benito Juárez universities, President López Obrador says that they are thought to be “duckling schools.” He accuses that opponents said that the Banco del Bienestar was not going to work.

09:00- The upper secondary level is the level where the least people have dropped out of school, says AMLO.

08:58- López Obrador highlights scholarships for students of all levels. Conacyt has been increasing the number of scholarships, he says.

08:57- Romero Oropeza says that there is nothing confirmed about alleged platforms that belong to former presidents. Maybe some have shares, it is not known that the platforms belong to politicians, says the President.

08:53- “We are very happy because they are well, very well,” says AMLO about “the rescue.” He says the investigation continues. “Let’s celebrate that they appeared alive, that is the most important thing,” he says, mentioning that he has no information about detainees.

08:52- There was a lot of government in the area and they decided to let them free, says the President about the release of migrants kidnapped in Tamaulipas.

08:49- “It was for extortion from relatives in the US,” says AMLO after the release of 31 migrants kidnapped in Tamaulipas. Remember the meeting of journalist Julio Scherer with “El Mayo” Zambada.

08:45- After the release of 31 migrants kidnapped in Tamaulipas, López Obrador says that they worked in coordination with the government of Américo Villarreal, the National Guard and the Armed Forces. He indicates that their statement is already being taken.

08:42- He repeats that his government does not censor or question: “We do not mess with the Zapatista movement or other movements.” “They made a decision not to support the transformation and even to question us,” he declares.

08:40- Laughing, AMLO says that the roads are also used by criminal groups.

08:35- Given the recruitment of people in Chiapas by armed groups, López Obrador says that his government “does a lot” and that he knows the state almost like the back of his hand.

08:30- AMLO reproaches the spread of the kidnapping of 31 migrants in Tamaulipas.

08:24- AMLO 30 years after the EZLN uprising: The Zapatista leaders do not agree with us, they did not bet on peaceful transformation, they did not help the movement we undertook, they said that we were equal. He adds that where the Zapatistas were “the PRI devastated.”

08:20- 30 years after the EZLN uprising, López Obrador points out that Chiapas is one of the states that has benefited the most in recent years. It is the state that managed to reduce poverty the most in all of Mexico, that had never been seen before, he adds.

08:15- The President rejects that not calling for accountability is not being complicit because “we are moving forward.” “Let’s not fall into the spectacular,” he says when mentioning that Salinas de Gortari put Joaquín Hernández Galicia “La Quina” in jail.

08:13- Mentions that an agreement was reached with the US to have conditions of cooperation on foreign agents in Mexico “but not subordinates.” We already seemed like an appendage of the US government agencies, he declares. He mentions the “Fast and Furious” operation.

08:08- It was the last straw that the CDMX Airport was managed by criminal organizations, says the President. He accuses that the country’s sovereignty was violated with the work of foreign agents: “They entered without asking permission, they did whatever they wanted.” He points to the government of former President Felipe Calderón.

08:06- The President assures that “progress has been made” in the control of the ports and in the management of customs, which were given to the Sedena.

08:02- López Obrador says that when he started his government, decisions were made such as the control of ports and airports because there was a lot of corruption and organized crime controlled them. He remembers that he decided that the ports would pass to the Navy.

07:56- Octavio Romero highlights promotions of workers at Pemex.

07:53- The director of Pemex says that AMLO increased 177 million barrels per day, compared to previous six-year periods. He indicates that for a long time, the tax burden applicable to Pemex compromised its financial situation.

07:50- The director of Pemex points out an “extremely important” decrease in debt of 17.4%.

07:49- Octavio Romero points out Pemex’s LP gas consumption. Internal sales are the main income of the oil company, he explains.

07:44- Deer Park does not owe a cent, it is a completely healthy company, says the director of Pemex. He highlights the renewal of the pipe vehicle fleet.

07:42- The Tula refinery will not be at 100% this year and the Salina Cruz refinery will not contribute anything, in 2025 the Tula coker will be at full capacity, indicates Romero. He notes that it was a very good decision to acquire Deer Park.

07:40- The director of Pemex speaks to López Obrador about gasoline self-sufficiency by 2025.

07:37- Dos Bocas Refinery, starting January 31 and in February, will enter production, says Romero Oropeza.

07:36- Regarding refining, the director of Pemex indicates that 519 thousand barrels were refined per day when the government began and now there are more than one million. He highlights the acquisition of Deer Park.

07:34- Romero highlights the new developments “that took flight in this administration.”

07:30- Octavio Romero Oropeza, director of Pemex, makes a “cash cut” and mentions that this administration has maintained the replenishment of reserves. He also highlights the production of oil and the increase in the production of barrels and hydrocarbons with private companies.

07:29-AMLO says that in the neoliberal period there was corruption in Pemex.

07:27- The President accuses that the energy reform was to privatize the oil company: “And we arrived with the support of the people and it has been rescued.” He points out a campaign against his government to say that gasoline was sold for up to 29 pesos.

07:24- President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s conference begins. He mentions that he will be informed about “the rescue of Pemex.” The neoliberals could not destroy Pemex as was their perverse intention, he declares.

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