Mexican presidential candidate threatens Twitter tit-for-tat with Trump

BY RAFAEL BERNAL - 01/18/18 09:34 PM EST

The frontrunner in Mexico's presidential campaign said Thursday he'll personally respond on social media after President Trump called Mexico the "number one most dangerous country in the world" on Twitter.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a populist, left-wing former mayor of Mexico City, said that, as president, he would demand fair treatment from Trump, Mexico's Reforma newspaper reported.

"Without disrespecting [Trump], we're going to put him in his place, we're going to make him come to his senses," said López Obrador. "We're going to respect President Donald Trump, but he's going to have to learn to respect us."

López Obrador also criticized Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto for responding to Trump through official channels.

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