Felipe Calderón faces backlash over security policy comments

Former Mexican President Felipe Calderón has faced social media criticism following a verbal slip during an interview with journalist Azucena Uresti. While defending his administration's security strategy and addressing criticisms regarding former Security Secretary Genaro García Luna, Calderón stated, “Mi gobierno estuvo comprometido con el crimen a tope” (My government was committed to crime to the max).

Calderón intended to argue that his administration fought organized crime with the full force of the state and rejected claims of complicity. However, the literal phrasing of his statement was widely interpreted by social media users as an accidental admission of involvement with criminal organizations, leading to significant irony and mockery online.