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Claudia Sheinbaum was married to one of the founders of the Party of the Democratic Revolution.

Posted by The Pete Quiñones Show, Checked

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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
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Multiple sources state that Claudia Sheinbaum was married from 1987 to 2016 to Carlos Ímaz, who helped found the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). The claim is a past marriage, which the sources support, and the extraction faithfully reflects the passage.

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… The fact that Claudia Scheinbaum today appears to be neutral on Zionism might come from this, but this is uncertain. Now, Shane didn't die until 1989. The party eventually dissolved. It became the Party of the Democratic Revolution in 1987. Ah, his granddaughter, Claudia, who was well aware of all of this, was married to one of the founders of the Party of the Democratic Revolution, so she clearly is in line here. And like, like Marxism itself was financed by the wealthy, the big banks, and the Mexican party, as well as the Cuban party, to a great extent, was founded and dominated by foreigners, Jews among others. …
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What we found

Supports. Foreign Policy reports that Sheinbaum's first husband, Carlos Ímaz, helped found the PRD and that they remained married until 2016.[1]

Supports. Mexico News Daily reports that Sheinbaum married Carlos Ímaz Gispert in 1987, that he helped found the Democratic Revolution Party two years later, and that the marriage lasted until 2016.[2]

Supports. The New Yorker describes Ímaz as a founding member of the student council that led to the PRD, and says Sheinbaum had married him, and El Paso Times identifies him as the founder of the PRD.[3][4]

Supports. Wikipedia's infobox lists Carlos Ímaz Gispert as Sheinbaum's spouse (married 1987, divorced 2016), and notes her own PRD membership, consistent with the marriage.[5][6]

Context. Sources differ on the PRD founding date (1988, 1989), but this does not affect whether Ímaz was a founder. The claim describes a past marriage and does not depend on the current marital status.[1][2][7]

Sources

7 sources: 7 not rated

  1. 1The Woman Inheriting AMLO’s Revolutionforeignpolicy.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  2. 2Who's who in President Sheinbaum's family? - Mexico News Dailymexiconewsdaily.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  3. 3The Mexican President Who's Facing Off with Trumpnewyorker.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4How Mexican citizens in Texas can vote in Mexico's 2024 ...elpasotimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  5. 5Claudia Sheinbaum - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
  6. 6Claudia Sheinbaum - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediasimple.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
  7. 7Claudia Sheinbaum: The Next President of Mexicotheeyehuatulco.com · not rated · cited for: context

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