Biography Flash: Claudia Sheinbaum Rallies Support, Faces Trade Talks and Water Dispute

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Claudia Sheinbaum has had a whirlwind few days that say a lot about where her presidency stands right now. According to Mexico News Daily and El País, a new Enkoll poll taken at the end of November shows her approval rating dropping about nine points, to its lowest level since she took office, yet still comfortably above 70 percent, leaving her one of the most popular leaders in the hemisphere. At her Tuesday morning press conference, summarized by the Mexican Press Agency, she brushed off critics, insisting that sustained support comes from not betraying the Fourth Transformation project and from daily, concrete work, not media spin.

Over the weekend she put that theory on very public display. Arab News and Mexico News Daily report that on Saturday she packed Mexico Citys Zócalo with what the city government claimed was more than 600000 people for a seven years of transformation rally, a deliberate show of force after November Gen Z led protests over insecurity. In her own account at Mondays mañanera, recapped by Mexico News Daily and Mexico Solidarity Media, she emphasized the presence of families and young people, casting the event as a joyful defense of her social programs and womens rights agenda, which includes new constitutional guarantees and expanded welfare.

On the international front, the headline moment was her long delayed first face to face with Donald Trump in Washington at the 2026 World Cup draw. KJZZ, Fortune and the Los Angeles Times report that the two presidents, joined by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, appeared together at the Kennedy Center, then held a private meeting. Officially, soccer took center stage, but the real stakes were trade and tariffs ahead of next years review of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. Fortune and the L.A. Times note that Sheinbaum pushed back on U.S. metal and auto tariffs, while both sides agreed to keep working through their teams, and they even traded invitations for future visits, a remarkable softening after months of clashes over cartels and U.S. military intervention.

Back home, Reuters reports that she is also juggling a sensitive water dispute with the United States, signaling she expects an agreement soon, and commentary from Mexico Solidarity Media highlights her broader push to make Mexicos richest individuals and corporations pay long overdue taxes, a policy that underwrites her constant rollout of social, education, and labor reforms and could define her economic legacy for years.

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