; Whereas, on March 10, 2023, the Washington Post reported that President López Obrador said that he would ask Americans of Mexican and Hispanic origin not to vote for Republicans ; Whereas, on March 10, 2023, Fox News reported that President López Obrador threatened to launch an information campaign in the U.S. against Republicans, telling Mexicans and Hispanics not to vote for them unless U.S. lawmakers change their treatment of Mexico—an apparent threat of election interference by the head of state in response to U.S. calls for action against cartels smuggling fentanyl across the border ; and Whereas, in July 2022, President López Obrador attacked the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, and expressed the intent to interfere in United States elections, stating, [W]e’re going to ask our countrymen there that they don’t vote for that candidate or party : Now, therefore, be it