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Claudia Sheinbaum is connected to Jewish real estate tycoon Daniel Kabash.

Posted by The Pete Quiñones Show, Checked

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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
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None of the provided sources mention Daniel Kabash or any financial or business tie between him and Claudia Sheinbaum, so the claim cannot be graded in either direction.

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What was said

… the Mexicans mexican Army has lost the lost the fight against the cartels, um, but at this level, these assassinations, not just, you know, a lot of abductions, kidnappings, you know, that kind of thing. Apparently, Scheinbaum had, um, a lot of protection. She's connected with, uh, uh, Jewish real estate real estate tycoon Daniel Kabash, close ally who financed her. Now, I should note, and a lot of people noticed this at the time, when she was in Mexico City, this was a huge scandal. She hired a crew to demolish a building. …
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What we found

Context. No source in the set names Daniel Kabash, so there is no record confirming or refuting any connection between him and Sheinbaum.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Context. The sources describe Sheinbaum's Jewish family background and political career, which is the general subject area of the post, but they do not address the claimed business relationship.[7][9][12]

Sources

12 sources: 4 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 6 not rated

  1. 1Claudia Sheinbaum – Full Factfullfact.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
  2. 2Mexico election 2024 highlights: Claudia Sheinbaum set to ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  3. 313 Texas flood claims Snopes has investigatedsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  4. 4Mexico City mayor eyes history in bid to be first female presidentreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  5. 5Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is cleaning house ...brookings.edu · primary source · cited for: context
  6. 6Claudia Sheinbaum Fast Factscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
  7. 7Mexico City’s Jewish mayor wants to be identified by policies, not ethnicitytimesofisrael.com · not rated · cited for: context
  8. 8Claudia Sheinbaum - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: context
  9. 9The New Mexican President and a Jewish Problem - CSW Europewiesenthal-europe.com · not rated · cited for: context
  10. 10Claudia Sheinbaum News · Clash Reportclashreport.com · not rated · cited for: context
  11. 11Claudia Sheinbaum | Education, Policies, & Biographybritannica.com · not rated · cited for: context
  12. 12Who's who in President Sheinbaum's family? - Mexico News Dailymexiconewsdaily.com · not rated · cited for: context

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