U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Latin American leaders to Florida on Saturday to announce the formation of a military coalition against drug cartels, in line with an argument that he has been making throughout his second term in office.
Trump has cited drug cartels as a primary reason for ramping up his administration’s involvement in Latin America, pressuring Venezuela over the past several months and seizing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January.
At least a dozen leaders from Central America, South America and the Caribbean joined the “Shield of the Americas” summit convened by Trump, who signed a proclamation laun
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