Overview
- At Trump National Doral, the 'Bouclier des Amériques' gathered about a dozen leaders including Argentina’s Javier Milei, Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, while Mexico and Brazil were absent.
- Trump said Cuba is 'living its last moments' and vowed to 'take care of' the island, asserting negotiations with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and himself, a claim Cuba has repeatedly denied.
- Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel called the meeting 'neocolonial' and said it endorses lethal U.S. military force in the region, condemning it as contrary to the Latin America and Caribbean 'zone of peace' declaration.
- Trump signed a proclamation to formally launch a U.S.-backed anti-cartel coalition, telling partners to use their militaries, as reporting noted recent joint U.S.-Ecuador strikes on a dissident FARC camp.
- The summit advanced a security agenda centered on curbing illegal migration and drug trafficking and signaled U.S. intent to limit China’s regional influence, with Trump also saying he aims to apply his Venezuela approach to Iran before turning to Cuba.