Trump threatens military force in Latin America at UN speech

www1.folha.uol.com.br (Portuguese)

Donald Trump threatened military force in Latin America during his UN General Assembly speech Tuesday, calling drug cartels the "ISIS of the Western Hemisphere" and vowing to protect US interests. Trump said cartels use murder, rape, torture, and extortion as terror tools, and that Washington would use its "unparalleled military power" if necessary. He also threatened Iran with annihilation, criticized the UN, and mentioned Venezuela's military without citing Brazil. The speech followed Brazil's President Lula, with Trump meeting Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez. His remarks come amid the Iran war and low approval ratings before November midterm elections.


With a significance score of 4.7, this news ranks in the top 3% of today's 33100 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 10,000+ subscribers: