MIAMI, Florida, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Latin American leaders – including Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali – to Florida yesterday to launch a new coalition against drug cartels, even as he struck a dismissive tone toward the region, telling officials their countries had allowed gangs to seize territory and joking that he had no time to learn their languages.
Trump framed the effort as an aggressive campaign to confront drug cartels, citing them as a primary reason for ramping up U.S. involvement in Latin America, including a pressure campaign against Venezuela that culminated in the January capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
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