Sheinbaum’s mañanera in 60 seconds
- ⚽ El Tri wins again: Sheinbaum opened the press conference by congratulating the national team on its third World Cup victory, then showed a video of celebrations across Mexico — including the crowds that gathered at the Angel of Independence in Mexico City. She capped the moment by gifting a soccer ball to a reporter who correctly predicted a 3-0 win over Czechia.
- 🌎 Solidarity with Venezuela: Following two powerful earthquakes that killed at least 164 people, Sheinbaum expressed the Mexican government’s solidarity with Venezuela and announced that a Defense Ministry rescue team and health personnel would travel to the South American country on Thursday, with the possibility of additional support to follow.
- 🤝 Mexico-U.S. relationship: Sheinbaum described the bilateral relationship as “very good” across all areas, while acknowledging points of contention — including deaths of Mexicans in ICE detention centers and U.S. tariffs on Mexican exports. She pointed to Saturday’s joint inauguration of a sterile fly plant in Chiapas, to be attended by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Ambassador Ron Johnson, as evidence of ongoing cooperation.
- 🗳 Colombia transition: Asked about the election of right-wing President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, Sheinbaum said Mexico will congratulate him and that her government seeks good relations with all countries regardless of ideological differences.
Why today’s mañanera matters
There was no shortage of significant issues for President Claudia Sheinbaum to comment on at her Thursday morning press conference. Among those she addressed were the latest victory of Mexico’s FIFA men’s World Cup team, the two powerful earthquakes that rocked Venezuela on Wednesday, the Mexico-U.S. relationship and the election of a new president in Colombia.
The importance of today’s mañanera came from the breadth of the issues Sheinbaum spoke about. As always, the remarks of the Mexican president on developments that have a direct impact on Mexico and the Mexican people — and on people throughout the region, as was the case today — carry weight.
Sheinbaum congratulates the Mexican team on its third World Cup victory
“How was the match?” Sheinbaum asked reporters at the start of her press conference.
“Awesome, right? Very exciting. Congratulations to the selección,” she said, using the abbreviated version of the branded name Selección Nacional de México (National Team of Mexico).
Sheinbaum subsequently presented a video showing Mexicans celebrating El Tri’s victory in different parts of the country, including at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, where a huge crowd of revelers once again arrived after the Wednesday night match.
Before moving on to other topics, the president gifted a World Cup soccer ball to a reporter who correctly predicted that Mexico would defeat Czechia 3-0.
Sheinbaum expresses ‘solidarity with the people of Venezuela’ after twin earthquakes
On behalf of the Mexican government, Sheinbaum expressed “solidarity with the people of Venezuela” after two powerful earthquakes rocked the South American country on Wednesday. The death toll from the twin quakes stood at 164 on Thursday morning.
Sheinbaum said that a Ministry of Defense rescue team and “health personnel” would travel to Venezuela on Thursday. She said that additional Mexican personnel could also travel to Venezuela to assist the rescue and recovery efforts.
Sheinbaum offers a summary of the state of the Mexico-US relationship
A reporter asked the president, who turned 64 on Wednesday, to respond to a birthday message from U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ron Johnson.
On social media, Johnson wrote: “Happy Birthday, President @Claudiashein. I have seen firsthand your commitment to serving the people of Mexico and strengthening cooperation between our countries. I look forward to continuing our work together for the benefit of our nations. May God bless you in the year ahead.”
Happy Birthday, President @Claudiashein. I have seen firsthand your commitment to serving the people of Mexico and strengthening cooperation between our countries. I look forward to continuing our work together for the benefit of our nations. May God bless you in the year… pic.twitter.com/5eVbxQfKsE
— Embajador Ronald Johnson (@USAmbMex) June 24, 2026
The message, the reporter said, “is a complete contrast to the narrative that there is a bad relationship between Mexico and the United States, especially on issues related to security.”
Sheinbaum asserted that there is a “very good relationship” between Mexico and the United States across “all issues,” even though the bilateral relationship has recently been strained by the CIA’s alleged participation in a drug lab raid in Chihuahua without the knowledge and authorization of the Mexican government, and U.S. prosecutors drug trafficking allegations against Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya and nine other current and former Mexican officials.
“As I have said on many occasions, there are issues on which we don’t agree,” she added.
“For example, one issue that concerns us and keeps us occupied is the death of Mexicans in ICE detention centers. And we’ve been talking about it with the ambassador and sending the diplomatic notes that are needed, and our consuls in the United States carry out inspections [of ICE detention centers] … to guarantee the protection of human rights of Mexicans in the United States,” Sheinbaum said.
She also noted that the Mexican government doesn’t like the tariffs that the Trump administration imposed last year on a range of Mexican exports, including vehicles, steel and aluminum.
“But that doesn’t mean that talks are interrupted, that we don’t engage in dialogue, that we don’t always seek the best agreement for both [countries], for Mexico and the United States,” Sheinbaum said.
She said that Johnson’s social media post on Wednesday is evidence of the cooperation between Mexico and the United States.
Sheinbaum subsequently revealed that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins is traveling to Mexico on Saturday “to inaugurate the sterile fly plant in order to attend to the screwworm plague,” which led the U.S. government to suspend livestock imports from Mexico.
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“We’re going to be together in Chiapas,” she said, adding that Ambassador Johnson will also travel to the southern state for the opening of the sterile fly plant, located in the municipality of Metapa de Domínguez.
“This is an example of the great collaboration there is [between Mexico and the United States]. For the construction of this plant there were resources from Mexico and resources from the United States, and there is constant communication between the agriculture minister of Mexico and the agriculture secretary of the United States in order to address this [screwworm] issue,” Sheinbaum said.
“There is constant dialogue about trade issues,” added the president, who is confident that the USMCA will be renewed for an additional 16 years during this year’s trilateral review of the free trade pact.
There is also frequent dialogue about security issues, Sheinbaum said.
“The government of Mexico does everything in its power to always seek a good relationship with the government of the United States,” she said.
“… We don’t want conflict with any country in the world, and even less so with our trade partners, with our neighboring country,” Sheinbaum said.
Sheinbaum says her government will congratulate the president-elect of Colombia
A reporter asked the president whether she would congratulate Abelardo de la Espriella on his victory in the presidential election in Colombia. She also asked Sheinbaum how the election of a right-wing government in Colombia would affect Mexico’s relationship with the South American country.
“Obviously we’re going to congratulate the president-elect of Colombia and we always seek a good relationship with Colombia,” Sheinbaum said.
She said that the Mexican government seeks good relationships with all governments around the world regardless of whether it agrees with them on “certain issues” or not.
By Mexico News Daily chief staff writer Peter Davies (peter.davies@mexiconewsdaily.com)
