Trump boasts that he helped push Latin American governments to the right
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- U.S. President Donald Trump claimed his influence helped shift several Latin American governments from the left toward the right.
- He cited Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella and Argentina, where Trump said he helped many people win elections.
- Trump said he also maintains a good relationship with Brazil despite tensions with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, while Mexico remains another major left-wing government in the region.
Donald Trump says Latin America is changing because of his influence. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, the U.S. president claimed that governments once led by the left are now moving to the right and aligning more closely with Washington.
Our continent really is turning out very different from what it was. They’ve gone from the left to the right. Everyone is going to the right.
“Our continent really is turning out very different from what it was. They’ve gone from the left to the right. Everyone is going to the right,” Trump said.
Trump argued that many Latin American countries had shown no respect for the United States two years ago, but now do. He said Washington was doing “very well in South America, in Latin America.”
was not the favorite
He pointed to Colombia, where far-right politician Abelardo de la Espriella recently took power after succeeding leftist Gustavo Petro. Trump endorsed De la Espriella in the presidential runoff and claimed some credit for the victory, saying the candidate “was not the favorite.” Trump also said he had helped “many people” win elections in Argentina, where he maintains a close relationship with President Javier Milei.
many people
Brazil remains a more complicated case. Trump said he has “a good relationship” with Brazil despite tensions between his administration and Lula’s government. Lula is due to face Flávio Bolsonaro, a Trump ally, at the polls in October. Brazil under Lula and Mexico under Claudia Sheinbaum are described as the region’s main left-wing strongholds, while Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Peru are listed among the governments aligned with Trump.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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