“My only addiction in the morning is drinking coffee” was the message President Petro sent via Twitter this Sunday morning. The message followed a trend that emerged on social networks due to an opinion column in which the president was asked to disclose whether he suffers from any addictions.
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This Sunday morning, María Jimena Duzán’s article questioning President Gustavo Petro about a possible addiction caused controversy and dominated the discussion of the day. Considering the doubts created by the opinion text, the president spoke in an ironic tone on social networks.
In addition to the message, the president did not further address the controversy created by the opinion piece in which he was asked to explain to the country whether he had an addiction or something affecting his government. Previously, names such as El Colombiano’s manager Luz María Sierra had raised similar questions.
In addition to what the president said, numerous Twitter users affiliated with the current administration are questioning the journalist and making harsh comments against him. There are even doubts about whether an opinion piece published on a journalistic portal is a way of asking the president about a matter of personal concern.
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On the other hand, the opposition used this column to discuss the president’s health issue again. Controversial for Gustavo Petro’s various flaws and incompatibilities On their agenda and with no further explanation from Casa de Nariño.
Democratic Center representatives Hernán Cadavid and Andrés Forero were among the first to submit to the opinion piece, in which they spoke again about the president’s health.Because addiction is classified as a public health problem.
Pointing out that what the communicator said “triggered all the alarms”, Andrés Forero said, “The letter that María Jimena Duzan wrote to Gustavo Petro is extremely serious.” In this sense, he wanted a “quick and clear response”.
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Cadavid, in a similar tone, said that it is very important for the communicator to question. In this regard, he moved away from what the journalist said and stated that the president had a possible addiction. “It does not justify corruption, financing, dealings with clans (…) or the destruction of security throughout the country.”. The representative criticized the president’s administration: “No Government!”
The debate about Gustavo Petro’s health has flared up again. This has been the subject of great debate, and a bill has even been proposed requiring the president to undergo an annual examination to find out his health status. This is intended to codify the section stating that the Senate may declare the absolute or temporary absence of a president due to ill health.
Source: Exame
