"Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was harassed by an unknown man on Tuesday afternoon who approached her, tried to kiss her, and touched her breast, all while a crowd surrounding the president looked on in astonishment without any immediate reaction. The harassment only stopped when Juan Jose Ramirez Mendoza, head of the General Directorate of Aides-de-Camp a team of people who accompany the president in her daily activities stepped in between the president and the man."
"The delayed reaction of the team following Sheinbaum who, like her predecessor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has rejected the idea of a Presidential Guard has once again brought the level of presidential protection into sharp focus, in a country still reeling from the recent assassination of Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan, Michoacan, at a public event. Incidents like the one the president experienced this Tuesday happen every day to women of all ages in every corner of Mexico."
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was accosted during a midday walk when an unknown man approached, attempted to kiss her, and touched her breast while bystanders watched. The harassment ceased only after Juan Jose Ramirez Mendoza, head of the General Directorate of Aides-de-Camp, stepped between the president and the aggressor. The president was visibly uncomfortable but removed the man's hands and later smiled nervously at the intervention. The delayed intervention revived concerns about presidential protection in a country still shaken by recent political assassinations. The incident underscores the pervasive problem of street harassment experienced by 45% of women in Mexico.
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