"Under previous leaders, we grew obsessed with every other theater and every other border in the world except our own. These elites reduced our power and presence in this hemisphere, opting for a benign neglect that was anything but benign."
"The gathering, dubbed the "Shield of the Americas" summit, comes just two months after Trump ordered an audacious U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and whisk him and his wife to the U.S. to face drug conspiracy charges."
President Trump is convening the "Shield of the Americas" summit at his Miami-area golf club with leaders from twelve Latin American nations. The gathering aims to demonstrate continued U.S. commitment to Western Hemisphere foreign policy despite simultaneous global crises. These include a recent U.S. military operation targeting Venezuelan President Maduro, the newly launched U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran that has caused hundreds of casualties and market disruption, and a drone strike in Kuwait killing six U.S. troops. Trump's time at the summit is limited due to obligations at Dover Air Force Base. The administration seeks to reassert U.S. regional dominance and counter Chinese economic influence in Latin America, reversing what officials characterize as years of neglect under previous administrations.
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