Biden and AMLO: Reset or Disaster January 20, 2021 Andrés Manuel López Obrador, left, and Joseph BidenHector Vivas/Getty Images; Jim Watson/AFP MEXICO CITY – Mexico and the United States find themselves on the cusp of an unusual power transition in Washington, one that has put the future of the bilateral relationship in doubt. Mexico has been forced to navigate four years of the most anti-Mexican administration in recent memory, and Joe Biden’s inauguration thus represents a unique opportunity for both countries to reset their relationship and approach issues such as trade, immigration and security from a new perspective, burying the dismal legacy of Donald Trump. Still, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, widely known as AMLO, has already sent a series of confusing messages to the Biden team. Both sides will need to tread carefully in order to avoid a disaster.