# Rubio backs Trump-friendly Colombian leader at start of South America tour

https://mins.news/en/video/51103

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-09 10:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq_EmC9q6MM

> U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella and praised stronger, broader cooperation between the countries. De la Espriella is among a new generation of right-wing conservatives winning elections in a region that had leaned left for decades and supporting Trump’s muscular approach.

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