Claudia Sheinbaum responded with the phrase “Ya supérame” (“Get over it”)—the title of a hit song by Grupo Firme—to the controversy sparked by a purported interview attributed to writer Carlos Monsiváis that criticized Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO).
During her press conference on June 24, 2026, the President of Mexico described the *El Universal* publication—which republished a text from 25 years ago—as “grotesque” and an example of “journalistic rot.”
Carlos Monsiváis’s siblings refuted the story and warned of potential legal action against *El Universal*.
Claudia Sheinbaum’s response came after political opponents revived comments and debates linked to AMLO and references to Carlos Monsiváis’s intellectual legacy.
Claudia Sheinbaum labeled the *El Universal* piece—regarding an alleged interview with Carlos Monsiváis that attributed serious accusations to Andrés Manuel López Obrador—as “grotesque” and an act of “journalistic rot.”
In a letter sent to the editor-in-chief of *El Universal*, Carlos Monsiváis’s siblings categorically rejected the version republished by journalist Edmundo Cázarez; they denied that AMLO had ever lived at the writer’s home and pointed out serious chronological inconsistencies.
The original article, written 25 years ago, was recently republished by *El Universal*, sparking immediate questions regarding historical inconsistencies.
