Day 692 — Sheinbaum Calls PRI's Alito Moreno "Entreguista, Traidor" Over US Tour, Flags $120K Consultancy Contract to INE

On August 24, 2026 (Day 692, Monday), President Sheinbaum escalated her criticism of PRI national leader Alejandro "Alito" Moreno Cárdenas, calling him "entreguista, traidor" over his repeated trips to Washington to lobby U.S. officials against her government. She said it was up to the INE to determine whether Moreno's reported $120,000-a-month contract with Washington firm Concord Hill Strategies — covering trip logistics and image/wardrobe coaching for his meetings with Trump administration and Congressional officials — violated Mexican political-party financing rules, adding that his "funciones están en EEUU y no en México." The comments follow Interior Undersecretary Ariadna Montiel's earlier accusation that Moreno's US visits sought "protección" from domestic corruption investigations. Separately, Sheinbaum said she was not consulted on Sinaloa Governor Rocha Moya's brief Aug 21 return to office — "me enteré por la publicación" — and deferred to the state Congress on the succession.