President Gustavo Petro Urrego reacted in recent hours to revelations made this Sunday by journalist and presidential candidate Vicky Dávila, which suggest a"disorder" in the behavior of the then 2022 presidential candidate.
Dávila published chats from 2021 and 2022 between Day Vásquez and Nicolás Petro, which are in the possession of the Prosecutor's Office, in the proceedings against the Colombian president's son for money laundering and enrichment.
In total, the presidential candidate released six chats, which discuss several incidents that occurred throughout the presidential campaign and that involve current President Petro's conduct involving"drugs, alcohol, and women" in hotel rooms.
"This is a state issue. This is the evidence the country wanted to see against Gustavo Petro. It involves six conversations that remained secret and are in the possession of the Prosecutor's Office in the case against Nicolás Petro for the accusations made by Day Vásquez," Dávila said.
"He failed to comply with events, and that day it was revealed in the conversations between Day Vásquez and Nicolás Petro that Petro was having a problematic party with about five women in a room. And much more..." the journalist and presidential candidate noted about one of the chats.
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— Vicky Dávila (@VickyDavilaH) August 3, 2025
This is a state issue. Here is the evidence the country wanted to know against Gustavo Petro. “Women, liquor, problematic parties, and more…”.
These are six conversations that were kept secret and are in the possession of the Prosecutor’s Office in the file against… pic.twitter.com/hFTPzwtiW4
Following the revelations, President Gustavo Petro responded to Vicky Dávila's complaint, through his X account, with a lengthy message that began with a disqualification of the media:"We could configure a new concept of journalism that I would call: vagabond journalism."
"They say the videos feature everything: transvestites and the like. What is this? A crude and horrifying attempt to confuse partying with crime, so that the crime is seen as a simple party?" the head of state questioned, rejecting the content of Dávila's revelations.
The Colombian president cast doubt on the presidential candidate's chats this Sunday, stating:"There are no friendly videos, just one that doesn't contain images, but edited words. There are no transvestites, nor 'everything else,'" Petro wrote.
However, Day Vásquez, who is directly involved in the chats, had already come out to confirm that these conversations did indeed take place and that they are under custody at the Attorney General's Office.
“I want to tell the public that the chats that were published today by Vicky Dávila have been in the possession of the Prosecutor's Office since day one,” said her ex-wife, Nicolás Petro.
Petro also asserted that Dávila's post was related to the sentencing of former President Álvaro Uribe."Apparently, the reality of seeing the hacienda turned into a prison has driven so many people to mental intoxication, some of them so sore that they're walking drunk from sidewalk to sidewalk."
In this tweet from @CaracolRadio we could create a new concept of journalism that I would call: vagabond journalism.
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) August 3, 2025
Apparently, the reality of seeing the hacienda turned into a prison has led so many people to mental intoxication, some of them so sore that they are drunk… https://t.co/H2MCNmZRlw
The Colombian president insisted that "they wanted to manipulate minds" and emphasized that "it seems they also want to fill the management of various media outlets with 'bosses.' Neither transvestites nor 'everything else' appear; they only used words to manipulate the people and cover up the truths that are otherwise being revealed."
Finally, she stated: “If you want, we can organize a march of real transvestites who will come out and shout for justice for their countless companions murdered due to stupidity and ignorance. A huge march of transvestites who will proudly and freely shout against the genocide committed against the Colombian people .”
