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Sheinbaum Becomes First Woman to Lead Mexico’s ‘Grito’ on Independence Day

She used the national ritual to assert Mexico’s refusal of foreign interference under intensifying U.S. pressure on cartel policy.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum rings the bell as she gives the annual independence shout from the balcony of the National Palace to kick off Independence Day celebrations at the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
National Guards march during the annual Independence Day military parade in the capital's main square, the Zocalo, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Defense Minister Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, left, and President Claudia Sheinbaum look out at troops before the start of the annual Independence Day parade in the capital's main square, the Zocalo, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Overview

  • From the National Palace balcony, Claudia Sheinbaum delivered the cry of independence and rang the historic bell before tens of thousands in Mexico City in the annual ceremony held the night before Sept. 16.
  • During Tuesday’s military parade, she declared, “No foreign power makes decisions for us,” adding that no interference is possible in Mexico.
  • The sovereignty message comes as the United States urges tougher action against drug cartels and tighter border security, with President Donald Trump’s administration having offered U.S. troop deployments that Sheinbaum rejects.
  • Her government has intensified enforcement, transferring dozens of cartel suspects to U.S. authorities and citing lower fentanyl seizures at the U.S. border as evidence of stepped-up efforts.
  • Security threats constrained festivities in parts of Sinaloa and Michoacán, and Sinaloa’s governor limited celebrations to a single civic event with all branches of government and the armed forces.