After Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) released the personal details of a New York Times reporter in an act called doxing, the phone numbers of people close to him were also leaked. These include a prominent political ally, as well as his own son.

His eldest son, Jose Ramon Lopez Beltran, took to X, formerly Twitter, and denounced the action as "a kind of vengeance" and claimed it puts his family in danger. This came after the AMLO son's own phone number was made public as well, with many believing this was retribution for his father's doxing of the New York Times reporter who was investigating him over his alleged ties to the drug cartels.

The Associated Press noted that it was not clear who leaked the presidential son's phone number, but he stated that the incident began with a letter that contained "threats and lies" directed at his father and brothers. Lopez Beltran did not elaborate any further.

Next to denounce the leaks is the woman that AMLO hopes would succeed him, the presidential candidate of his Morena Party, Claudia Sheinbaum. She and the party's secretary general, Citlalli Hernández, revealed that, much like the presidential son, their numbers have also been leaked to the public and have been receiving offensive calls and messages.

"It's obvious what they want to do, again their attacks are as crude as they are harmless," she said on social media with a screenshot of one of the messages she received.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Denounces Leaks After Leaking Phone Numbers Himself

Despite being slammed for leaking the phone number of a New York Times journalist, AMLO came out swinging when the phone numbers of his own allies were leaked instead. During a Saturday press conference, he also doubled down on his leaking as he told reporters that it was the New York Times reporter, Natalie Kitroeff, who should be blamed for having her phone number made public.

According to Fortune, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated that she provided the number "thinking that the president would respond to her slander."

Previously, AMLO claimed he was above the law and was immune from prosecution after he released the reporter's phone number to the public. It is illegal in Mexico for public officials to disclose personal details of others, including phone numbers, to the public.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Morning Show Removed by YouTube After Leaking Incident

Meanwhile, YouTube has taken down the video of Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador revealing the phone number of the New York Times reporter, citing that it was in violation of the platform's anti-harassment and anti-bullying policies.

The platform has stated that AMLO's act of doxing Natalie Kitroeff was what led to the violations, according to Spark Chronicles. It then led to the video being taken down. The video was soon re-uploaded to YouTube but the clip of AMLO doxing the reporter has been removed.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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