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After Venezuela, Trump Eyes Other Countries
Trump cites the Monroe Doctrine and drug trafficking as reasons for increased U.S. security focus on Latin America, highlighting oil’s strategic role in national security.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump signaled a broader U.S. focus on Latin America, citing national security and drug threats, invoking the Monroe Doctrine and criticizing Mexico's handling of Mexican cartels.
- Citing strategic interests, oil plays a crucial role in the energy and national-security strategy, with Trump referencing U.S.–Venezuela oil ties and promising reimbursement to investors.
- By name, Trump criticized the Mexican government and cartels, warning drugs are 'pouring through Mexico' and threatening U.S. action if Mexico does not intervene.
- Colombian commanders said Colombia has increased border defenses to protect sovereignty, while President Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico, rejected external intervention, saying it has not brought democracy or stability.
- Against a backdrop of global diplomacy, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, `No more drug trafficking... and not benefitting the people of Venezuela and frankly benefitting the United States and the region,` during this year's UNGA.
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Le Journal de QuebecAfter Venezuela, Trump is already lurking in other countries.
·Montreal, Canada
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After Venezuela, Colombia? Trump escalates Latin America tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened military action against Colombia's government, telling reporters that such an operation "sounds good to me." "Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, in an apparent reference to Colombia's President Gustavo Petro. The comments came afte…
·France
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