Mexico City, Mexico - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated the beginning of her third year in office with a massive rally in Mexico City – and a staunch criticism of President Donald Trump.
As Sheinbaum wrapped up her "Accountability Tour" before a crowd of thousands in Mexico City's emblematic Zócalo Square, she geared up for the upcoming midterms with a message of hope for Mexicans and resistance against the Trump administration.
"Let us continue walking together, with the pride of our history and the certainty of our future," she wrote on social media alongside a video of her greeting excited supporters, interspersed with excerpts of her speech.
A little over 216 years since Mexico's independence war, Sheinbaum called for unity among the country's 133 million citizens and touted a message of sovereignty and anti-corruption.
"Mexicans do not want interference, interventionism, or violation of our territoriality," she declared to the crowd in a thinly-veiled jab at Trump.
It wasn't the first time Sheinbaum hit back against Washington, and was in-line with her attempts to work with the US on narcoterrorism while standing firm against the kind of foreign interference that triggered a diplomatic crisis earlier this year.
"In the month of our homeland, we reaffirm that Mexico is not and will not be a colony or protectorate of any foreign country," Sheinbaum posted to X in September, seemingly responding to comments by Trump suggesting Mexico should become part of the US.
Sheinbaum is facing a difficult road leading into the 2027 midterm elections, largely due to accusations against members of her party – notably, the US-indicted former Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha – of working with the cartels.
Despite these struggles, she is riding a wave of popularity across Mexico, largely driven by falling poverty rates and a strengthening economy. She is also using the opportunity to celebrate a declining murder rate.