Mexican president knocks DeSantis, says Hispanic voters shouldn't give him 'a single vote'

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took aim at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, urging Hispanic people in Florida not to back the governor one day after he announced his bid for the White House.  

"All of his playing politics with migrants was because he wanted to be the Republican party candidate," López Obrador said during a news conference, translated by Reuters.  "I hope the Hispanics of Florida wake up and don't give him a single vote." 

DeSantis on Wednesday announced his 2024 presidential campaign in an event on Twitter. During his campaign launch, he said he would build a wall on the United States’ southern border with Mexico, saying the border has “collapsed.”