On August 27, 2024, at his morning press conference, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spoke about Ken Salazar, the US ambassador, who had criticized the government’s judicial reform in public. “Es buena, pero está en pausa, desde que declaró eso” (It is good, but it is on pause, since he said that), he said of the relationship. (Video in Spanish.)
He added: “Mientras no haya eso y sigan con esa política hay pausa con la embajada” (As long as that is not there and they continue with that policy, there is a pause with the embassy). Salazar answered on X: “Siempre trabajamos con el máximo respeto a la soberanía de México” (We always work with the utmost respect for Mexico’s sovereignty).