{"id":343066,"date":"2026-03-07T05:35:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/trump-to-speak-at-shield-of-the-americas-summit-aimed-at-taking-on-cartels"},"modified":"2026-03-07T05:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:35:59","slug":"trump-to-speak-at-shield-of-the-americas-summit-aimed-at-taking-on-cartels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/trump-to-speak-at-shield-of-the-americas-summit-aimed-at-taking-on-cartels","title":{"rendered":"Trump to talk at ‘Protect of the Americas’ summit geared toward taking up cartels"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a ‘Shield of the Americas’ Summit on Saturday in Doral, Florida, an event that is billed by the White House as a ‘historic’ grouping of over 17 Latin American countries that are committed to cooperating with the U.S. in taking on the cartels and securing the American border following the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.<\/p>\n
Trump will host heads of state from 12 nations across the Western Hemisphere, according to a White House official.<\/p>\n
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Argentinian President Javier Milei,<\/li>\n
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira,<\/li>\n
Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast<\/li>\n
Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles<\/li>\n
Dominican Republic’s President Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona<\/li>\n
Ecuadorian President Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Az\u00edn<\/li>\n
El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele Ortez<\/li>\n
Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali<\/li>\n
Honduran President Tito Asfura<\/li>\n
Panamanian President Jos\u00e9 Ra\u00fal Mulino Quintero<\/li>\n
Paraguayan President Santiago Pe\u00f1a; and the<\/li>\n
President of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
“On Saturday, the point of this newfound Latin America Summit is to promote freedom, security and prosperity in our region,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing this week.<\/p>\n
“The President will be speaking with the leaders of this country who have really formed a historic coalition to work together to address criminal, narcoterrorist gangs and cartels encounter illegal and mass migration into not only the United States but the western hemisphere, which remains a key and top priority of this President,” she added.<\/p>\n
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US President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on March 6, 2026. President Trump will host the “Shield of the Americas” summit with Latin American leaders focusing on security and democracy on March 7 in Doral, Florida.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Trump’s relationships with some Latin American leaders have turned tense at times and his policies have drawn criticism. Some leaders criticized the U.S. raid that captured Maduro as an attack on Venezuela’s sovereignty. Trump has also been critical of Mexico’s efforts to fight drug cartels and traded barbs with the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro. However, following the Jan. 3 Venezuela raid, the two leaders appeared to have patched up their differences. Trump invited Petro to the White House and the two issued complimentary statements.<\/p>\n
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