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Sheinbaum Asks Mexico’s Attorney General to Report on Lawmaker Zenyazen Escobar’s Case, Avoids Trump Remarks

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Claudia Sheinbaum asked Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office to report on the investigation into the death of Morena lawmaker Zenyazen Escobar García in Veracruz.
  • Escobar was found dead with a gunshot wound in Puente Nacional, and the federal prosecutor’s office has taken over the case.
  • Sheinbaum declined to respond to Donald Trump’s remarks about Mexico and instead defended her government, citing reported nationwide support of about 70%.

Claudia Sheinbaum asked Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office to provide updates on the case of Morena lawmaker Zenyazen Escobar García, who was found dead with a gunshot wound in Veracruz.

The Attorney General’s Office, as you know, has taken over the case and will investigate. When they have more progress, of course we will ask them to report it, and we will report it.

· Claudia SheinbaumSheinbaum called for updates on the investigation into Zenyazen Escobar’s death.

Escobar was discovered in the community of La Gloria, in the municipality of Puente Nacional. He had also served as education secretary under former Veracruz governor Cuitláhuac García. Sheinbaum said the federal prosecutor’s office had taken over the investigation and would report developments when there was more information.

The president declined to respond to recent remarks by Donald Trump, who said Mexico had nothing to offer the United States beyond “hot tamales and tomatoes.” Instead, at events in San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas, she defended her administration and said a government close to the people could not be harmed.

Let the people of San Luis Potosí know that we are always here, close to you. A government that is close to the people cannot be harmed by anyone.

· Claudia SheinbaumSheinbaum defended her administration at an event in San Luis Potosí.

Sheinbaum accused opponents of running dirty campaigns on social media through bots allegedly bought with money, and said most media outlets were campaigning against the government. She also cited surveys showing roughly 70% support nationwide, attributing that support to her government not betraying the people. She highlighted work in health, education, housing, water, infrastructure, security and social programs.

We have experienced dirty campaigns and social-media campaigns carried out by bots, by robots bought with money. Practically most of the media are against the government.

· Claudia SheinbaumSheinbaum accused opponents and media outlets of conducting campaigns against her government.

In Zacatecas, she said no group of social-media bots could hurt the government because the government and the Mexican people were united. San Luis Potosí Governor Ricardo Gallardo expressed support for continuing what he called the transformation in the state and across the country.

There will never be a divorce between the people and their government. There is no dirty campaign, and no group of social-media bots can harm us because the government and the people of Mexico are united.

· Claudia SheinbaumSheinbaum reiterated her defense of the government at an event in Zacatecas.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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