When Andrés Manuel López Obrador promised during his campaign to sell Mexico’s presidential plane, calling it a symbol of excess, many here took it as bluster. In July, López Obrador dominated Mexico’s presidential election, riding a wave of anger directed at the current government, which has been plagued by corruption scandals. He would sell the entire fleet of presidential airplanes and helicopters, traveling instead on commercial flights. At several points during his campaign, López Obrador half-joked that perhaps Trump would be interested in purchasing Mexico’s presidential plane. One video last month showed a long line of people waiting to take selfies with López Obrador, who was waiting to board his flight.

Source: Washington Post September 15, 2018 10:00 UTC