{"id":20922,"date":"2018-12-05T19:38:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T19:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=20922"},"modified":"2018-12-05T19:44:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T19:44:04","slug":"living-by-example-new-mexican-president-lopez-obrador-rejects-presidential-plane-for-commercial-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=20922","title":{"rendered":"Ruling by Example, New Mexican President Lopez Obrador Rejects Presidential Plane for Commercial Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.newsroom247.com.ng --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">Can you imagine boarding a commercial flight and finding out the person sitting next to you is the President of Mexico? It could actually happen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">It&#8217;s only been three days since\u00a0Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador\u00a0took office, but some of his campaign promises are already in motion.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">During his leftist bid for presidency, Lopez Obrador\u00a0vowed to sell the presidential plane\u00a0&#8212; a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner TP-01 &#8212; and use the proceeds to help his country&#8217;s poorer communities.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;I will not get on the presidential plane. I would be embarrassed. My face would be filled with shame if I board such a luxurious plane in a country with so much poverty,&#8221; L\u00f3pez Obrador said in a video posted to Twitter in September.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--twitter\">\n<div class=\"twembed el-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noemiza\/status\/1042608899050938370\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1042608899050938370\" data-twitter-event-id=\"6\">\n<article class=\"MediaCard MediaCard--mediaForward cards-multimedia customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"max-width: 2000px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=17437&amp;ad_type=64&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">True to his word, just one day after taking office L\u00f3pez Obrador flew on a commercial airline to the Gulf state of Veracruz. The President was photographed at Mexico City International Airport traveling just like any other passenger,\u00a0reported CNN affiliate ForoTV.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__read-all\">\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">A video posted to Twitter showed L\u00f3pez Obrador in what appeared to be coach class. At least he had a window seat.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--twitter\">\n<div class=\"twembed el-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ObturadorMX_\/status\/1069371672237666304\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1069371672237666304\" data-twitter-event-id=\"5\">\n<div class=\"tweet-InformationCircle--top tweet-InformationCircle\" data-scribe=\"element:notice\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The next day, the luxurious presidential plane arrived at the Southern California Logistics Airport where it will be evaluated for sale, Carlos Urz\u00faa, Mexico&#8217;s Treasury Secretary,\u00a0announced in a press release.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The airplane, named Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Morelos y Pav\u00f3n, was acquired in November 2012 by the Mexican government for $218.7 million. Its price tag caused some controversy and the plane was not put into use until 2016, after former president Enrique Pe\u00f1a Nieto commissioned a study that determined the government would lose a lot of money on a sale of the aircraft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--twitter\">\n<div class=\"twembed el-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"2\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Photos of the plane, Mexico&#8217;s version of Air Force One, show wide leather seats, a double bed and a spacious bathroom with a shower.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Although it is not clear how much will the aircraft sell for, Urz\u00faa said that government officials will work to maximize the value of the aircraft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;From now on, the public will be kept informed about the sale process, as well as the plan for its use, guaranteeing the transparency that this process demands,&#8221; he said in\u00a0press release.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--twitter\">\n<div class=\"twembed el-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"3\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SHCP_mx\/status\/1069353870583889920\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1069353870583889920\" data-twitter-event-id=\"7\">\n<article class=\"MediaCard MediaCard--mediaForward customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-scribe=\"element:photo_grid\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 50%\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset ImageGrid ImageGrid--4 ImageGrid--roundedTop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">In total Mexican officials plan to sell around 60 airplanes and 70 helicopters belonging to the federal government, Urz\u00faa\u00a0announced.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">#L\u00f3pezObrador won a landslide victory in the July 1 presidential election and\u00a0began his six-year term by promising to carry out a strong fight against corruption, insisting that the issue has been Mexico&#8217;s worst nightmare. During his swearing-in, L\u00f3pez Obrador also reaffirmed his intentions to not live in the presidential palace and to receive only 40% of his presidential salary.(edition.cnn.com)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.newsroom247.com.ng --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you imagine boarding a commercial flight and finding out the person sitting next to you is the President of Mexico? It could actually happen. 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