“Es común que el presidente se informe a través de su círculo cercano” (It is common for the president to be informed through his close circle). A column in Vanguardia in March 2026 named the close circle of López Obrador, the one that gave him opinions and information: his family, Julio Scherer Ibarra, Ramírez Cuevas, his secretary Alejandro Esquer and General Audomaro Martínez.
Of President Sheinbaum, the column said that it is not clear with whom she shares her decisions.