People's Mañanera September 8

Every day, President Claudia Sheinbaum gives a morning presidential press conference and Mexico Solidarity Media posts English language summaries, translated by Mexico Solidarity’s Pedro Gellert. Previous press conference summaries are available here.

53% Fewer Homicides: Peace Is Built from the Ground Up
From September 2024 to August 2026, the daily average number of homicides fell from 86.9 to 40.8, the lowest level in 12 years. President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that “there can be no security strategy without addressing the root causes” of violence. Under AMLO, the upward trend in such crimes was halted, and under Sheinbaum, the decline is accelerating.

Guaranteeing Rights Is Also Building Peace
In two years, 578,000 door-to-door healthcare visits were conducted and 933 Peace Fairs were held. The Fourth Transformation (4T) is expanding opportunities: 400,000 new spaces in educational institutions, 416,000 young people participating in the “Youth Building the Future” program, and more than 7,000 in “Youth Uniting the Neighborhood.”

70% Reduction in Fentanyl Trafficking to the United States
Through coordination, fentanyl trafficking has been reduced, but Sheinbaum emphasized that the U.S. must combat consumption, distribution networks, and money laundering: “They have a very important role to play there,” she explained.

Governing Mexico Means Swearing Allegiance to a Single Flag
The President maintained that anyone aspiring to govern Mexico must hold only Mexican citizenship. “You cannot be president and swear allegiance to two flags; only one—the Mexican flag. You swear allegiance only to the people of Mexico,” she said.

Sheinbaum Proposes Investigating Possible Interference on Social Media
Sheinbaum proposed that Congress investigate the activities in Mexico of Fernando Cerimedo, Javier Negre, and the right-wing La Derecha Diario, in light of possible efforts to influence public opinion through social media, resources, bots, AI, and fake news. “It wouldn’t hurt,” she noted.