Trump Unveils Military‑Backed Hemispheric Crackdown to Take Down Cartels, Mexican President Absent

President Donald Trump rolled out a sweeping anti‑cartel doctrine Saturday, rallying a 17‑nation coalition behind a new hemispheric security pact that authorizes direct military action against cartel strongholds. The president’s speech highlighted the administration’s hard line, including the declaration that “the heart of our agreement is a commitment to using lethal military force to destroy the sinister cartels and terrorist networks.” Conspicuously absent from the conference was Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

The hemispheric security conference took place in Doral, Florida, on Saturday, ABC News reported. Those in attendance included heads of state from 12 nations of the Western Hemisphere. Those included:
 

• Argentinian President Javier Milei,
• Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira,
• Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast
• Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles
• Dominican Republic’s President Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona
• Ecuadorian President Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Azín
• El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele Ortez
• Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali
• Honduran President Tito Asfura
• Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino Quintero
• Paraguayan President Santiago Peña; and the
• President of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar

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