This Is What Mexico's President Says About Disclosing a New York Times Reporter's Private Phone Number

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City. (Credit: Reuters)

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador defended on Friday his decision to publicly disclose the telephone number of a New York Times correspondent. This came after the correspondent published an article on a suspended U.S. investigation into alleged money transfers from drug cartel operatives to Mexican officials during the current administration.

"No, not at all," said López Obrador (known as AMLO) in a heated debate with Univision's reporter, Jessica Zermeño, who asked him if it was a mistake to disclose a colleague's private data during the president's morning conference on Friday (Feb. 23).