“The comment was directed at Mrs. Sheinbaum,” clarifies Xóchitl Gálvez

MEXICO CITY (EFE).— The opposition presidential candidate, Xóchitl Gálvez, who yesterday had a meeting with women in the State of Mexico, referred to the statements of Claudia Sheinbaum, who during the first presidential debate on Sunday assured that she did not count with an estate, since the apartment in which he lives is rented.

“(Claudia) complained to me that I live in my own house and that she lives in a rented apartment. If at 60 you have not been able to make an asset, you are very cool, with all due respect,” said Xóchitl, who also spoke of how in his government he wants all women to be independent and “have their own assets.”

After his statements, hundreds of people on social networks criticized him for expressing himself in this way, arguing that in Mexico there are people who, despite their efforts, cannot gather enough resources to create their own assets and, therefore, They see the need to rent.

“You seem not to understand the reality of many older adults who, due to various circumstances, were not able to build an estate. His statement not only points to Claudia but to the entire people of Mexico, what a shame,” user Fidel PJ explained in X.

“You can’t be more classist @XochitlGalvez, not everyone has the salaries that you have enjoyed. There are tens of thousands of Mexican men and women who work very hard and are not ‘good guys,'” said another person identified as Samuel.

Given the controversy, in another event yesterday, Thursday, Xóchitl tried to clarify his comment and specified that it was directed at Sheinbaum.

“I want to take this opportunity to clarify a statement… I was referring to Mrs. (Claudia) Sheinbaum,” he said.

“If she, 60 years old, has not known how to manage the resources she has earned as a public official, that is her problem, but the reference was clear and forceful to Mrs. Sheinbaum.”

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