The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, denied this Tuesday that he is going to divorce after finishing his six-year term on October 1. The president’s statements during the morning conference dismantle false news launched by the consultant and columnist Rubén Aguilar on social networks. In a tweet he stated that sources close to the leader had told him that after finishing his position he was going to separate from his wife, the writer Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller. “It’s false,” the Chief Executive responded with a laugh.
The president has been very ironic about the rumor. “No, no, no, now. It is false that I am going to divorce Beatriz [ríe]. Let’s continue together. It is false, it is good that we verified it,” she said. The situation has caused laughter from the journalists who attended their morning conference.
The denial comes as a result of false news released on social networks by consultant and columnist Rubén Aguilar. “People close to López Obrador tell me that he has already separated from his wife, which will be made public when he finishes his term,” the tweet read. A hoax that spread like wildfire on social networks. The tweet was shared by more than 1,200 people, generated 1,600 responses and liked by more than 3,600 people.
Close people @lopezobrador_ They tell me that he has already separated from his wife, which will be made public when his term ends.
— Rubén Aguilar V. (@RubenAguilar) May 3, 2024
The president has been married to the writer and journalist Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller since 2006. A year later they had their only son, Jesús Ernesto López Gutiérrez. The researcher has also taken a low profile during the six-year term. She refused to be called López Obrador’s “first lady” when he began his term in 2018. “In Mexico we do not want there to be first-class or second-class women, nor do we want there to be first-class or second-class men. Saying first lady is something classist, we are all women, we all do something important,” explained Gutiérrez Müller.
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