Overview
- The U.S.-led initiative was launched at Trump National Doral in Miami with 12 Latin American and Caribbean leaders, including Argentina’s Javier Milei and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele.
- Trump said the United States would carry out “extremely precise” missile strikes on cartel leaders if partner governments request such actions.
- He asserted that Cuba’s communist government is living its “last moments” and said Cuban officials are negotiating with him and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Mexico, Brazil and Colombia did not attend the summit, a gap analysts say could constrain regional cooperation against organized crime.
- Officials and analysts framed the push as a move to counter China’s growing influence in Latin America, while the Doral venue drew conflict‑of‑interest criticism.