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Mexico president-elect says Trump, Trudeau invited to inauguration

Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says U.S. President Trump is welcome to attend his inauguration later this year. He said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other heads of state will also be invited.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was elected Sunday in a landslide and will take office Dec. 1

Mexico's president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at a news conference in Mexico City on Thursday. (Carlos Jasso/Reuters)

Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says U.S. President Trump is welcome to attend his inauguration later this year.

Lopez Obrador said Thursday at a news conference in Mexico City that "President Trump will be invited."

He said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other heads of state will also be invited.

Lopez Obrador was elected Sunday in a landslide. He takes office Dec. 1.

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