Try to get a clue just how bad your moral decay is, when MEXICO talks about your moral decay.
“MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s leader has some advice for the United States.
Take better care of your kids. Try more hugs.
Cut down on the drugs and guns.
Keep your cops, troops and spies off our turf.
And leave Donald Trump alone.
Those are some of the latest musings from Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who in recent weeks has been on a tear about the state of affairs north of the border. His riffs on the United States have veered from the bellicose to the bizarre, a barrage of muted threats, stern counsel and sociological pseudo-analysis decrying what he views as moral decay.
The bombast would seem fit for an enemy — not an ally that shares a 2,000-mile border and close economic, social and cultural ties.
But appearing to stand up to the colossus of the north has proved to have political benefits for López Obrador, who remains popular despite rising crime and economic woes.
“I’m glad that the president puts the gringos in their place,” said Arturo Robles, 51, a flower vendor in Mexico City. “It’s not fair when the gringos say it’s all our fault. They are the drug addicts.””