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At the Shield of the Americas summit, Trump urged Latin American leaders to use military force against drug cartels and transnational gangs, signaling a tougher U.S. posture in the Western Hemisphere amid focus on China and potential Cuba policy shifts.
Kristi Noem says Trump will announce a sweeping agreement at the Shield of the Americas summit in Doral, Florida, detailing how the administration will go after cartels and drug trafficking across the Western Hemisphere, with 13 Latin American leaders and other officials in attendance.
President Donald Trump hosts a 'Shield of the Americas' mini-summit at his Doral golf resort to signal renewed U.S. leadership in the Western Hemisphere, aiming to counter China as he also deals with the Maduro case and the Iran conflict. Leaders from about a dozen Latin American countries will attend, while Brazil, Mexico and Colombia are notably absent and the Dominican Republic postponed the broader summit; the administration also names Kristi Noem as a special envoy and pushes a Monroe Doctrine–style strategy against regional security and crime challenges.