politics
Who are the Trump allies running Latin America?
An outspoken conservative endorsed by Donald Trump was sworn into office as Colombia’s new president on Friday. Abelardo de la Espriella is the seventh rightwing politician to take office in Latin America since the start of Trump’s second term. Kai Wright speaks to former US ambassador to Panama John Feeley about why the region is moving rightwards, and how it is boosting Trump’s foreign policy objectives, from immigration to containing China.
TL;DR
- Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative endorsed by Donald Trump, is the new president of Colombia.
- He is the seventh right-wing politician to take office in Latin America since the start of Trump's second term.
- The article discusses the reasons behind the region's shift to the right.
- It also examines how this trend supports Trump's foreign policy objectives, including immigration and containing China.