Mexican protesters return to the capital demanding answers after violent clashes outside the presidential palace

Mexicans Keep Up The Pressure On Claudia Sheinbaum's Government After Chaotic Riot

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Another anti-cartel and anti-Sheinbaum protest took place in the country’s capital on Thursday, which happened on the same day as Mexico’s Revolution Day and shortly after the riot in front of the National Palace. Our neighbor’s Revolution Day is different from Mexican Independence Day, which takes place in September and was against the Spanish.

The most recent holiday is to mark when Mexicans rose up against Porfirio Diaz, who was president for a total of 30 years, in 1910 and even though he stepped down from power a year later, the war would continue until 1917 as different factions would fight for control. The war gave rise to some of Mexico’s famous heroes, like Emiliano Zapata and Francisco “Pancho” Villa.

Fast forward to 2025, Mexico seems to be going through such a difficult period internally that the nation could go through a radical transformation once again. It is worth remembering Mexico didn’t seem to be on the verge of a revolution in 1910, prior to November. The cartel-linked assassination of Mayor Carlos Manzo seems to be similar to the leftist assassination of Charlie Kirk, in that many people personally felt the loss because of what he represented and it was another example of an out-of-control security problem that needs to be addressed.

What that radical transformation could be remains to be seen. The crowd on Thursday was much smaller compared to Saturday given it was during the workday. Despite the smaller number of people, hundreds of Mexico City police were ready and blocked the march for a few hours before allowing to continue after it remained peaceful.

One of the protesters at Thursday’s peaceful march held a sign that said in English, “S.O.S USA[,] Sheinbaum’s ‘sovereignty’ is just a pretext to leave narco-politicians unpunished and to protect cartels.”

I was able to interview her and she said this was her message to President Donald Trump:

While I believe the woman to be in the minority in Mexico in terms of her opinion, Mexicans are desperate for other options since the decades-long approach from both Mexico and the Untied States to the cartels is clearly not working.

Everyone one I have talked to, from taxi drivers to hotel staff to restaurant workers, is sick and tired of…