Trump offers Latin American leaders US missile strikes to counter cartels

2026-03-07 - 15:54

US President Donald Trump speaks during the ‘Shield of the Americas’ summit at the Trump National Doral in Miami. (AFP pic) DORAL: US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Latin American nations to use military power against drug cartels and offered to support them with US missile strikes. Trump was speaking at the opening of a summit of a dozen right-wing Latin American leaders in the southern US state of Florida where he focused on the threat posed by organised crime. “We’re working with you to do whatever we have to do. We’ll use missiles. You want us to use a missile? They’re extremely accurate,” Trump told the leaders. “‘Piu,’ right into the living room. That’s the end of that cartel person. But we’ll do whatever you need.”