Angered by U.S. criticism of a proposed judicial reform, Mexico's president has declared "a pause" in relations with the U.S. embassy.
The declaration by Andrés Manuel López Obrador comes after U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar publicly criticized his push to reform the country's constitution for the election, not the appointment, of judges to the country's judicial branch.
"How are we going to let the ambassador, with all due respect, because this isn't a argument between enemies, but how are we going to permit that he opines that what we're doing is bad? López Obrador said in a Tuesday press conference.
Salazar called the reform proposal "a major risk" to the democracy of the United States' largest trading partner.
"Based on my lifelong experience supporting the rule of law, I believe popular direct election of judges is a major risk to the functioning of Mexican democracy," Salazar said in a statement posted to the social media site X on Aug. 22.
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