In a letter addressed to U.S. President Donald Trump, Andrés Manuel López Beltrán—son of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador—stated that the U.S. government had revoked his entry visa on the instructions of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Under Secretary Christopher Landau.
The letter alleges that the decision stems from the influence both figures hold over the Republican leader.
Here are the key statements:
“Why don’t you dismiss Rubio and Landau—as well as those like them who are harming you due to their deep-seated resentment and sectarian attitudes?”
“This decision is political in nature—or rather, petty politics and propaganda—in the style of Hitler.”
“Revoking my visa is nothing more than a crude, perverse, and despicable act by these officials and other hawks who, strictly speaking, are neither diplomats nor, by any stretch, politicians.”
“It causes me no problem not to visit the United States during these lamentable, decadent times of hatred, racism, drug addiction, family breakdown, social unrest, and sadness.”
“President Trump, there is still time for you to begin a new chapter supported by political professionals—loyal men and women who always place the greater good above personal interest.”
“And if you were unaware, Mr. President—and there is no actual reason to revoke my visa—then this is simply a case of a pathological conservative phobia directed at the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) and its leaders.”
“I would like to know your opinion on my case, and I hope you do not view this as a challenge.”
“Doesn’t this strike you as an act of arrogance on your part—one that demonstrates, as my father recently wrote, that the leader you are today is apathetic and different from the man he once knew and dealt with?”
“I await your reply so that we may know where we stand; such clarity is always appreciated.”
