2026-06-18
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This spring at his golf resort in southern Florida,
President Trump corralled a group of like-minded conservative leaders from Latin America together.
For decades, leaders in this region have allowed large swaths
of territory in the Western Hemisphere to come under the direct control.
Transnational gangs have taken over and they've run areas of your country.
We're not going to let that happen.
We'll help you.
The summit was dubbed Shield of the Americas and the leaders
posed for a family photo in front of a logo of a legit shield with an image of North and South America.
Yeah.
When I saw the shield, Asma, thank you for bringing it to my attention.
I thought it looked a bit like the logo for Paw Patrol, which for anyone who has kids is a familiar cartoon.
Same colors, similar font.
Same style, but it is actually a serious logo for a serious foreign policy initiative,
an attempt to show that the United States is reasserting its dominance in its own backyard.
Every leader here today is united in the conviction that we cannot
and will not tolerate the lawlessness in our hemisphere any longer.
The only way to defeat these enemies is by unleashing the power of our militaries.