Mexican President Urges Florida Hispanics to Reject DeSantis at the Polls

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador urged Hispanic voters in Florida not to vote for Governor Ron DeSantis due to his immigration policies. López Obrador criticized DeSantis for using the issue of border security and immigration for political gain, and accused him of persecuting migrants. DeSantis has increasingly focused on immigration and border security, despite Florida's distance from the U.S.-Mexico border. In the 2022 election, DeSantis won 58% of the state's Hispanic voters, a demographic that has increasingly swung towards Republicans in recent years.