Mexico's Sheinbaum rallies national pride after US tariff reprieve

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told supporters successful a monolithic rally connected Sunday that dialog and respect had prevailed successful achieving a intermission connected U.S. tariffs and that the sovereignty of Mexico would ever travel first.

Sheinbaum, speaking to thousands of radical who gathered successful Mexico City's iconic Zocalo quadrate for an lawsuit aimed astatine bolstering nationalist pride, highlighted the economical contributions that Mexico and its radical makes to the U.S. economy.

"We cannot springiness up our sovereignty, nor tin our radical beryllium affected by decisions made by overseas governments oregon hegemonies. In that case, we volition ever enactment immediately," Sheinbaum said, addressing the plaza packed with thousands of radical waving flags and holding signs promoting Mexican pridefulness and independence.

"The communal past of our countries is marked by galore episodes of hostility but besides by galore episodes of practice and understanding," she added.

U.S. President Donald Trump, who said Mexico and Canada had failed to bash capable to stem the travel of the deadly fentanyl opioid and its precursor chemicals into the United States, slapped goods from some countries with 25% tariffs connected March 4.

In a cool-headed approach, Sheinbaum said she would hold to denote counter-measures against the United States, including retaliatory tariffs, until Sunday's event.

Two days later, however, Trump said that Mexico would not beryllium required to wage tariffs connected immoderate goods that autumn nether the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) commercialized woody until April 2 retired of "respect" for Sheinbaum pursuing a telephone telephone betwixt the 2 leaders.

Sheinbaum past said Sunday's rally would beryllium a "festival."

"So acold it has yielded results and I deliberation it volition proceed to bash so," Sheinbaum said of the "respectful dialogue" with the United States.

"However, we indispensable beryllium alert and informed successful lawsuit it is indispensable for america to again stitchery successful this nationalist square. Do you agree?" she asked the crowd.

"Yes!" her supporters enthusiastically shouted successful response.

(Reporting by Cassandra Garrison; Editing by Mark Porter)