Mexican President Obrador Says President Trump Has A 'Completely Changed' Attitude Toward Mexicans

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Donald Trump make joint statements in the White House Cross Hall before holding a working dinner together at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Reuters: Lopez Obrador says Trump has 'completely changed' attitude toward Mexicans

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday that Donald Trump had drastically changed the way he talks about Mexico’s people, in the leftist leader’s latest warm words about the U.S. president who has a history of upsetting Mexicans.

Lopez Obrador’s comments came a day after the two men met for the first time at the White House, where the Mexican president praised Trump for showing “kindness and respect” toward his country. That drew angry responses from critics in Mexico.

Lopez Obrador told television network Telemundo that in the past, Trump, a Republican, had a certain “vision” of Mexicans. But that was different now, he said.

“He has completely changed his rhetoric,” Lopez Obrador said. “The relationship with President Trump is very good and, as I said yesterday, he has treated us like friends, not as distant neighbors.”

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WNU Editor: I do not think President Trump has changed. I think what has changed is Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Over the past four years of the Trump Presidency I have lost count on how many times I have read stories of people who meet President Trump leave with a totally different point of view of him. It is as if they bought into the media narrative on who he is, and realize it is not true when they deal with him. In the case of Mexico, or any other country for that matter, I see President Trump as being a US President who prioritizes America first, not being someone who is against the other country. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has clearly figured that out, and is using his relationship with President Trump to get the best deal for Mexico.

Update: Of course they are not happy. It damages their narrative .... Mexican president exits Trump embrace smiling, Democrats grumble (Reuters).