WorldUS pledges $1 billion in security aid as Trump-backed Colombian president takes office
The US State Department said late Friday that Donald Trump’s administration plans to provide Colombia with $1 billion in security assistance. The announcement came as Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn in as the country’s new right-wing president. De La Espriella, who calls himself “The Tiger”, used his first presidential speech at a military garrison in Cali to vow to “defeat narco-terrorists.”
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US pledges $1 billion in security aid as Trump-backed Colombian president takes office
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