Overview

• PRI leader Alejandro “Alito” Moreno is in Washington claiming he is defending hemispheric security and a strong U.S.–Mexico relationship.
• Moreno met with Republican Congresswoman María Salazar at the Capitol and posted photos of the encounter without detailing the agenda.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum said Moreno is “making a fool” of himself and cited remarks from Marco Rubio praising Mexico’s work against organized crime.
• Sheinbaum said her meeting with Rubio yielded a plan for cooperation on border security and law enforcement.
• Moreno has labeled the government a “narcodictadura” and “terrorismo de Estado” and says he will bring complaints about “narcopolíticos” to U.S. institutions.