Trump Threatens Latin America But Leaves US Strategy Unclear

The USS Gravely destroyer departing the Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Oct. 30.Photographer: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images

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By Skylar Woodhouse and Jen Judson

November 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM UTC

Updated on

November 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM UTC

President Donald Trump suggested he could expand US military strikes in Latin America beyond Venezuela to targets on land in Colombia and even Mexico, spooking markets and raising fresh questions about his strategy for the region.

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