Coverage dated March 12, 2023 to March 13, 2023

Mexican President Says His Country Is ‘Safer' Than US, Claims Reports of Violence Are a GOP ‘Conspiracy'

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

His comments come after two U.S. citizens were killed and two kidnapped and later rescued in the border city of Matamoros.

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15 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Mexican president claims country 'safer' than US following death and kidnappings of Americans (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The president of Mexico claimed his nation was safer than the U.S. after receiving widespread criticism following the kidnapping of four American tourists by cartel members.

  2. CBS News

    Mexican President Obrador: Mexico is safer that the United States (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Mexico is a safer country than the United States, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador argued on Monday, weeks after a high-profile kidnapping of four Americans.

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Mexico's president says Mexico is safer than the US (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    Originally Published: 13 MAR 23 14:29 ETBy Tatiana Arias and Caitlin Hu, CNN (CNN) -- Mexico is a safer country than the United States, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador argued on Monday, weeks after the high-profile kidnapping of four Americans drew global attention to the country's sec…

  4. NBC News

    López Obrador says Mexico is safer than the U.S. (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Mexican president's comments came amid criticism of Mexico's security following the recent kidnapping of four Americans in northern Mexico, in which two of them died.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Mexican president says his country is safer than U.S. (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Mexico's president has claimed that his country is safer than the U.S., a week after two Americans were killed and two kidnapped there.

  6. The Daily Caller

    ‘Mexico Is Safer Than The United States’: Mexican President Defends Country After Spate Of American Kidnappings (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador responded Monday after the U.S. State Department warned Americans against visiting the country.

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Mexican President Says His Country Is ‘Safer' Than US, Claims Reports of Violence Are a GOP ‘Conspiracy' (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    His comments come after two U.S. citizens were killed and two kidnapped and later rescued in the border city of Matamoros.

  8. Washington Times

    ‘Safer’ than U.S.? Numbers don’t support Mexican leader’s claim (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Mexico is “safer than the United States,” Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador declared in an impassioned response to growing criticism from Washington this week.

  9. KHOU Houston

    Mexican president says his country safer than United States (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    Mexico's president has claimed that his country is safer than the U.S., a week after two U.S. citizens were killed and two kidnapped in the border city of Matamoros.

  10. Latin Times

    Mexico Safer Than The U.S., Claims López Obrador (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    President López Obrador disregarded travel advisories from the United States that portray much of Mexico as dangerous.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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