Mexico City's Utopías have a new admirer in New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who met this weekend with Brugada and praised the free care centers as a model worth replicating.

President Sheinbaum also commented on two cases of alleged U.S. interference, tying Sinaloa violence to the kidnapping of "El Mayo."

Friday's presser also featured news of an arrest for the murder of a Spanish exchange student in Morelos and a recap of Sheinbaum's most recent trade call with Trump.

Responding to Trump's call for Mexico to do more against cartels, Sheinbaum posed a pointed question of her own about drug use, money laundering and weapons north of the border.

Thursday's presidential presser also touched on a poll on Mexican opinions of U.S. intervention and the dress Sheinbaum wore to give this year's Independence Day "Grito."

Countries around the world are celebrating the 216th anniversary of the Grito de Dolores, including Spain, Poland, Hungary and this year, Iran — which is projecting Mexico's flag on its most famous tower for the first time.

According to sources interviewed by Reuters, officials from both sides have expressed eagerness to hammer out a deal on aluminum, steel and automobile tariffs before the U.S. midterm elections in November.

On Monday, the president shared a survey finding that pride in being Mexican has risen from 58% in 1990 to 90% today, a trend she has observed during her nationwide tours and attributes to "fourth transformation" (4T) governments.

The mid-term vote on June 6 shapes up as a referendum on the Morena governing project and President Sheinbaum's performance in office as it determines the majority in Congress.

The U.S. vice president also called the heckler an "idiot" and invited him to "get your ass over there [to Mexico]," earning praise for a deft mic-drop comeback, though at least one major network journailst wondered if it was a little too deft for an unplanned incident.