PoliticsUS pledges $1 billion in security aid as Trump-endorsed Colombian president takes office

The US State Department says 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,” delivered his first presidential speech at a military garrison in Cali. He promised to “defeat narco-terrorists.”

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