The Colombian president stated that Claudia Sheinbaum was a puppet of the cartels.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
None of the provided sources reports any Colombian president calling Claudia Sheinbaum a puppet of the cartels, so the claim cannot be graded either way.
What was said
… These are cartel guys. Why, why they're not doing anything? They just, like, walked up to the, to the truck. So you have people in her own party now, all over the place, saying she's a cartel president, and, you know, is she a puppet of the cartels? You had the Colombian president saying that she was. Yeah, of course she was. She was part of the narco revolutionary movement down here. That's why I spent so much time talking about her family: uh wealthy communists, just like the rest of them. …
The Pete Quiñones Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. The sources do not contain any statement by a Colombian president describing Sheinbaum as a puppet of the cartels or as a cartel figure.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Context. In June 2024, Colombian President Gustavo Petro publicly praised Sheinbaum as a leftist leader and said she had helped the M-19 guerrilla group, which is the opposite of calling her a cartel puppet and is not the same statement.[8]
Context. Sources on US accusations against Mexican politicians and Trump's statements that Mexico is run by cartels concern other speakers and do not address what a Colombian president said about Sheinbaum.[5][6][7]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 6 not rated
- 1Mexico expels cartel figures to US in major deal with Trumpapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Trump supports escalated efforts to target cartels in Mexico, Colombiareuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Sheinbaum responds to De la Espriella about the cartels | Demócratademocrata.es · not rated · cited for: context
- 4Colombia's Mexican Cartel Target Policy/ Meeting With Felipe VImexicobusiness.news · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Trump eyes striking Mexican cartelsktbs.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Trump: 'Sheinbaum is a very brave woman, but Mexico is ...english.elpais.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Mexico’s Sheinbaum calls for proof after US authorities ...latinamericareports.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Colombian President Gustavo Petro praises Claudia Sheinbaum for past M-19 activityadnamerica.com · not rated · cited for: context
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- The Colombian president stated at a climate change conference at the University of Mexico that Claudia Sheinbaum was a militant and activist of the M-19 guerrilla group.True
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