America is anti-democratic. It stifles freedom of expression, and is attempting to deny Donald Trump another shot at the presidency. According to the Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who is honing attacks on his northern neighbor as troubles grow at home, those are some of the problems ailing America.  

Mr. Lopez Obrador, attempting to divert attention from his own assaults on Mexico’s democratic institutions, is using his daily press conferences to harangue America. Nevermind the fentanyl crisis at the border, the high murder rate of journalists, and the dismantling of democratic institutions: AMLO, as he is known, insists that Mexico is “safer” than America.