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September 14, 2025 4 mins
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Claudia Sheinbaum is center stage in Mexico and commanding international attention as she prepares to make history this Monday night by becoming the first woman ever to deliver El Grito de Independencia from the balcony of the National Palace. Que Onda Magazine notes that beyond the patriotic symbolism, her leadership is fueling a wave of nationalist and feminist energy, with mothers and daughters flocking to the Zócalo for an Independence Day they'll remember their entire lives. This comes as her approval ratings hold strong, still above 70 percent less than a year into her presidency, and her early tenure boasts a significant 25 percent drop in homicides alongside sweeping judicial reforms.

Sheinbaum’s diplomatic diary is just as busy: According to Mexico News Daily, she confirmed a high-profile state visit from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney this week. Their agenda will focus on trade—a hot topic given both nations’ complex relationship with the United States under the USMCA agreement and the U.S.'s new rounds of tariffs. Sheinbaum indicated this partnership with Canada is intentional, with both leaders discussing how to strengthen economic collaboration in anticipation of the 2026 USMCA review.

In a telling moment at her Friday press conference, she issued a warning to Mexicans in the U.S. to be “careful” as they celebrate El Grito, acknowledging the risks posed by heightened immigration enforcement and recent raids documented throughout American cities. This marks a clear concern for the safety and rights of Mexican nationals abroad.

Meanwhile, Sheinbaum is navigating a diplomatic minefield on multiple fronts. She has rebuffed a sensational Reuters story alleging CIA involvement in Mexican Army cartel operations as “totally false,” reiterating that Mexico’s fight against cartels is a sovereign mission. On the business front, Trucking Times highlights her bold introduction of steep tariffs on imports from China, a bid to defend Mexican industry that has ruffled feathers in Beijing. She’s pushing back hard on claims that the move is U.S.-driven, stressing to reporters her government’s desire to resolve trade disagreements without sparking unnecessary conflict with the world’s second-largest economy.

Relations with Peru are growing even icier after its Foreign Affairs Committee declared her persona non grata. This latest diplomatic spat traces back to Sheinbaum’s forceful public solidarity with ousted Peruvian leader Pedro Castillo, whom she characterized as a coup victim. Peruvians in Congress call this interference and are pushing to make an example of Sheinbaum, but she remains unmoved, framing her actions as principled and consistent with Mexico’s longstanding defense of sovereignty and democracy.

If you’ve been tracking her every move, you’ve probably seen #Sheinbaum trending as anticipation builds for her historic Grito. Her supporters are all over social media circulating photos of her prepping for the big event, often paired with her signature line: "I didn't arrive alone, I arrived with all Mexican women." According to her press office, she has recently doubled down on public investment in health, education, and labor formalization.

Thanks for listening to today’s episode of Claudia Sheinbaum Biography Flash. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an update on the fascinating life and leadership of Mexico’s first woman president. And for more great stories, just search the term "Biography Flash."

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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Claudia Shinbaum is sent to stage in Mexico and commanding
international attention as she prepares to make history this Monday
night by becoming the first woman ever to deliver a
Grito Independencia from the balcony of the National Palace. Creonda
Magazine notes that beyond the patriotic symbolism, her leadership is
fueling a wave of nationalist and feminist energy, with mothers

(00:32):
and daughters flocking to the Zukolo for an independence day
they'll remember their entire lives. This comes as her approval
ratings hold strong, still above seventy percent less than a
year into her presidency, and her early tenure boasts a
significant twenty five percent drop in homicides alongside sweeping judicial reforms.

(00:54):
Shinbaum's diplomatic diary is just as busy. According to Mexico
News Daily, she confirmed the high profile state visit from
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Connie this week. Their agenda will
focus on trade, a hot topic given both nations complex
relationship with the United States under the USMCA Agreement and
the US's new rounds of tariffs. Scheinbaum indicated this partnership

(01:16):
with Canada as intentional with both leaders discussing how to
strengthen economic collaboration in anticipation of the twenty twenty six
USMCA review. In a telling moment at her Friday press conference,

(01:37):
she issued a warning to Mexicans in the US to
be careful as they celebrate El Grito, acknowledging the risks
posed by heightened integration enforcement and recent raids documented throughout

(02:02):
American cities. This marks a clear concern for the safety
and rights of Mexican nationals abroad. Meanwhile, Scheinbaum is navigating
a diplomatic minefield on multiple fronts. She has rebuffed a
sensational reuter's story alleging c I a involvement in Mexican
army cartel operations has totally false, reiterating that Mexico's fight

(02:24):
against cartel's is a sovereign mission. On the business front,
Trucking Times highlights her bold introduction of steep tariffs on
imports from China, a bid to defend Mexican industry that
has ruffled feathers in Beijing. She's pushing back hard on
claims that the move is US driven, stressing to reporters
her government's desire to resolve trade disagreements without sparking unnecessary

(02:46):
conflict with the world's second largest economy. Relations with Peru
are growing even icier after its Foreign Affairs Committee declared
her persona non gratar. This latest diplomatic spat traces back
to Shinbaum's forceful public solidarity with ousted Peruvian leader Pedro Castile,
whom she characterized as a coup victim. Peruvians in Congress

(03:07):
call this interference and are pushing to make an example
of Shinbaum, but she remains unmoved, framing her actions as
principled and consistent with Mexico's long standing defense of sovereignty
and democracy. If you've been tracking her every move, you've
probably seen number Shinebamb trending. As anticipation builds for her
historic grieto. Her supporters are all over social media, circulating

(03:34):
photos of her prepping for the big event, often paired
with her signature line, I didn't arrive alone. I arrived
with all Mexican women, according to her press office, She
has recently doubled down on public investment in health, education

(03:55):
and labor formalization. Thanks thanks for listening to today's episode
of Claudia Shinebamb Biography Flash. Don't forget to subscribe so
you never miss an update on the fascinating life and
leadership of Mexico's first women president. And for more great stories,

(04:20):
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