# US pledges $1 billion in security aid as Trump-backed Colombian president takes office

https://mins.news/en/item/16769

- France 24, 2026-08-08 06:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/us-pledges-1-billion-security-aid-to-colombia-as-trump-endorsed-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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