Tens of thousands of Mexicans rally with president to celebrate US decision to delay tariffs

(9 Mar 2025)
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Mexico City – 9 March 2025
1. Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum arriving on the stage
2. Sheinbaum greeting crowd
3. Various of Sheinbaum on stage before speech
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico:
“Fortunately dialogue has prevailed and, above all respect, between our nations. We have always expressed it with conviction that Mexico is a great country with dignified and courageous people."
5. Various of confetti during event as Sheinbaum stands on stage
6. People waving small Mexican flags
7. Attendee Maru Díaz with a Sheinbaum poster next to her
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Maru Díaz, attendee:
"(Donald Trump) only defends the interests of millionaires and he’s gambling because we are a great nation. And the President (Claudia Sheinbaum) has her people here."
9. Attendee Maru Díaz sitting with a Sheinbaum poster
10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Asiel Alejandro Pisaña, attendee:
"Today the people have raised their voices, and we are with her (Claudia Sheinbaum). I am not afraid because I know of the capacity of teacher Claudia Sheinbaum. She was my teacher many years ago, and I believe in her ability. I believe that fear should not prevail, rather we have to trust her, in her diplomatic ability."
11. Balloon with a poster of Sheinbaum in the plaza filled with people
12. Various of crowd

STORYLINE:
Tens of thousands of people packed into Mexico’s City main plaza on Sunday to show support for President Claudia Sheinbaum as the U.S. decided to postpone tariffs on many of the country’s goods.

The crowd clutched large Mexican flags and chanted “Mexico is to be respected” as they cheered on Sheinbaum.

“Fortunately, dialogue and respect have prevailed,” she told the crowd.

The celebration comes just days after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico for a month, saying Sheinbaum had made progress on drug smuggling and illegal immigration.

Sheinbaum had planned to announce any retaliatory measures on Sunday, but instead held a mass celebration.

Sheinbaum said she was optimistic tariffs would not be applied to Mexico and that she would continue to act with a “cool head” in the face of Trump.

Approval ratings for the 62-year-old president are not favorable with most analysts agreeing that if general tariffs are imposed, Mexico could face a contraction of more than 1% of its GDP.

After phone conversations with his counterparts in Mexico and Canada, Trump decided last Thursday to pause until April 2 the general tariffs for products that are under a trilateral trade agreement.

In early February, Trump also suspended tariffs after Sheinbaum promised to send 10,000 national guards to the northern border to contain drug trafficking.

AP video by Amaranta Marentes

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