Mexican president’s eldest son denounces publication of his phone number, says threats received

MEXICO CITY: The eldest son of Mexico’s president said Saturday that his telephone number was published on social media and that he has received threats.The incident comes a day after President Andrés Manuel López Obrador disclosed the phone number of a reporter for The New York Times, which published a story about a U.S. probe into claims that López took money from drug traffickers. López denied the allegations.The president’s oldest son, José Ramón López Beltrán, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that he considered the publication of his phone number “a kind of vengeance” and said it puts his family in danger.It wasn’t immediately clear who made the number public. López Beltrán said the incident began with a letter that contained “threats and lies” directed at the president and his sons. He did not elaborate.On Saturday, Mexico’s president told reporters that it was “embarrassing for them to act that way,” referring to everyone involved.



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