Mexico's president shifts tone on coronavirus, urges people to stay home, warns of dire consequences

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Critics said Mexico's president was downplaying the coronavirus threat. But he has now shifted his tone.

As the coronavirus pandemic spread globally, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been criticized at home and abroad for what many called a— urging people to hug, shaking hands and kissing well-wishers as he stumped and extolling his personal good-luck charms such as Catholic scapulars, a shamrock and $2 bill.

“Continue bringing the family to eat in restaurants,” López Obrador advised compatriots, arguing that such activity bolsters “the popular economy.” “Don’t go out into the street unless it is for something absolutely necessary,” López Obrador told the nation in a sober YouTube address Friday evening from the northern border city of Tijuana. “We have to be in our homes. We have to maintain a safe distance.”“The number of infection cases will spike upwards and will overwhelm our hospitals,” López Obrador declared, painting a grim scenario in stark contrast to his previously upbeat assessments.

 

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This idiot finally realized that his US $2.00 bill in his wallet is not protecting the country from this virus.

His good luck charms aren’t quite cutting it?

Only a day ago he was saying things so far in the opposite direction that he went as far as to say “poor people are immune from this infection, live life as normal”. A day later he’s advising a countrywide lockdown. Guess someone got to him and made him “see the light” 🤣

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Pretty sure the Mexican President is a donkey.

This dumbass doesn't even acknowledge the virus by its name. He refers to it as 'the situation' or other term. It's like he refuses to believe the virus is real.

Fake populism is a disease on the earth. AMLO is exactly this. He may not be an extreme right winger but he is far from what he claims to be. Beware the sleight of hand.

Took him long enough 🤦🏽‍♀️

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