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Trump Is Remaking Latin America in His Image; Peru and Colombia May Be Next
Across Latin America, a wave of right-wing governments has taken power over the past two years, reshaping the region's map.
Minutes after winning Colombia 's presidential first round on May 31, Abelardo de la Espriella did not address his country. He addressed U.S. President Donald Trump .
"With my head held high and a heart full of patriotic gratitude, I receive your words and your steadfast support," de la Espriella, a Colombian criminal defense lawyer and political outsider with no prior elected office—and running on a hard-line anti-crime platform under the banner "Defenders of the Motherland," posted on X.
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