It might not have been at the same level as pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys, or January 6 US capitol attack participants – but the mayor of Miami-Dade had her own Donald Trump moment Tuesday in ritually sparing the life of a pig named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava performed the seasonal stunt in the Cuban-themed Latin Cafe 2000 in the heart of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, where the immigrant population has also been affected by Trump’s aggressive new policies targeting them.
“This pig is innocent. She is worthy of this pardon. She has committed zero crimes,” Levine Cava said of the pig in a speech with inescapable allusions to the extraordinary and sizable number of pardons issued by Trump since his second US presidency began in January.
Katherine Castellanos and Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. Photograph: Courtesy of Latin Cafe 2000 / @WorldRedEye
“Unless you count eating six or seven apples per day,” Levine Cava continued. “May this pig enjoy a long and happy life away from worry.”
The event, either celebrating or rejecting the region’s Hispanic tradition of feasting on pork during the holidays, was founded to replicate the annual turkey pardoning at the White House.
The pig, donated by a Coral Gables firefighter, was named for the current slang trend of young people shouting “six-seven” – deriving from a rap song lyric – for no discernable reason. The trend became so ubiquitous that Dictionary.com recently made “six-seven” its 2025 word of the year.
Six Seven was pardoned in a ceremony at Latin Cafe 2000. Photograph: Courtesy of Latin Cafe 2000 / @WorldRedEye
Six Seven the pig is now destined to live out its days at a rural sanctuary “far from charcoal and roasting pans”, according to the event’s official press release.
“The pig pardon has become one of our favorite ways to open the holiday season,” said Eric Castellanos, the owner of Latin Cafe 2000, in a particularly upbeat message.
“It captures the spirit of Miami, joyful, diverse, and rooted in traditions that bring people together. Each year, we are proud to celebrate culture and compassion in a way only Miami can.”
Attendees enjoyed a vegetarian menu of spinach croquetas and cafecito as they celebrated Six Seven’s big moment.
