Mexico’s president stood defiant Wednesday amid mounting criticism of his government’s policy of using "hugs, not bullets" when fighting drug cartels after nine Americans – including six children – were gunned down by sicarios on Monday. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador brushed off criticisms against his government’s position and reiterated Wednesday during his daily media briefing that violence was not the answer or appropriate response to the growing deaths at the hands of cartels. The front page of Mexico’s Reforma newspaper led the criticism against Lopez Obrador, saying his government "washed its hands … and rejected help." On Wednesday, Lopez Obrador said he would not sway from his position, saying that “violence cannot be confronted with violence.”“The bad cannot be confronted with the bad. It also remains unclear how the National Guard fits with the social programs that Lopez Obrador says will attack the root causes of crime in Mexico.

Source: Fox News November 06, 2019 16:37 UTC