{"id":126164,"date":"2024-11-15T14:57:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T07:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126164"},"modified":"2024-11-15T14:57:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T07:57:12","slug":"trumps-pick-of-rubio-as-americas-top-diplomat-jolts-latin-america-long-accustomed-to-us-neglect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126164","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s pick of Rubio as America&#8217;s top diplomat jolts Latin America, long accustomed to US neglect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MIAMI (AP) \u2014 Growing up in Miami among Cuban exiles who fled Fidel Castro\u2019s revolution, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-marco-rubio-secretary-of-state-25664371f80dcf3332838352165e4d48\">Sen. Marco Rubio<\/a><\/span> developed a deep hatred of communism. Now as President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s choice for America\u2019s top diplomat, he\u2019s set to bring that same ideological ammunition to reshaping U.S. policy in Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>As the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-marco-rubio-secretary-of-state-25664371f80dcf3332838352165e4d48\">first Latino secretary of state<\/a><\/span>, Rubio is expected to devote considerable attention to what has long been disparagingly referred to as Washington\u2019s backyard. <\/p>\n<p>The top Republican on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and a longtime member of the Foreign Relations Committee, he\u2019s leveraged his knowledge and unmatched personal relationships to drive U.S. policy in the region for years.<\/p>\n<p>For decades since the end of the Cold War, Latin America has faded from the U.S. foreign policy agenda even as U.S. adversaries like Russia, Iran and especially China have made deep inroads. If confirmed, the Florida Republican is likely to end the neglect. <\/p>\n<p>But Rubio\u2019s reputation as a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-rubio-waltz-china-foreign-policy-6179fa4a34e8c1768c75ad70b55b17cc\">national security hawk<\/a><\/span>, embrace of Trump\u2019s plan for mass deportation of migrants and knack for polarizing rhetoric is likely to alienate even some U.S. allies in the region unwilling to fall in line with the incoming president\u2019s America First foreign policy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTypically, Latin America policy is left to junior officers,\u201d said Christopher Sabatini, a research fellow at Chatham House in London. \u201cBut Rubio\u2019s reflexes are firmly focused on the region. He\u2019ll be paying attention, and governments are going to have to be more cooperative in their larger relationship with the U.S. if they want to draw close.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"What to know about Trump's second term: High food prices: Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery bills. But many economists think Trump\u2019s plans could make food prices rise. Staffing the administration: Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far. Plus, a look at recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet.Follow all of our coverage as Donald Trump assembles his second administration.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>What to know about Trump\u2019s second term:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><b>High food prices:<\/b> Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery bills. But many economists think Trump\u2019s plans <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-grocery-prices-inflation-economy-b69a367ebb7dafe416b8f99b94256cf5\">could make food prices rise<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Staffing the administration:<\/b> Here are the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-staff-picks-stefanik-wiles-stephen-miller-tom-homan-243d73610b03a3ee18c4d5f68756af7c\">people Trump has picked<\/a><\/span> for key positions so far. Plus, a look at <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/recess-appointments-trump-cabinet-gop-senate-f484a152e152e8495254d1f83877c71a\">recess appointments<\/a><\/span> and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Follow all of our coverage as <\/i><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\"><i>Donald Trump<\/i><\/a><\/span><i> assembles his second administration.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rubio, through a Senate spokeswoman, declined to comment about his foreign policy goals.<\/p>\n<p>But his views on Latin America are well known and contrast sharply with the Biden administration\u2019s preference for multilateral diplomacy and dialogue with U.S. critics.<\/p>\n<p>Taking cues from his boss, Rubio\u2019s main focus in the region is likely to be Mexico, on trade, drug trafficking and migration. Once a sponsor of bipartisan reforms allowing undocumented migrants a path to citizenship, Rubio transformed himself during Trump\u2019s first administration into a loyal supporter of his calls for increased border security and mass deportation. <\/p>\n<p>Rubio has said little about Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who took office last month. But he was a fierce critic of her predecessor, Andres Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador, who in 2022 defiantly skipped the U.S.-organized Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles for a gathering of leftist leaders in Cuba. <\/p>\n<p>Rubio accused L\u00f3pez Obrador of capitulating to drug cartels and serving as an \u201capologist for tyranny\u201d in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. The Mexican president responded by calling Rubio a \u201cracist.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Despite the snub, the Mexican president was welcomed by President Joe Biden to the White House three weeks later as a \u201cfriend\u201d and \u201cpartner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat won\u2019t happen under Rubio,\u201d said Sabatini. \u201cHe keeps close tabs on who is following his policy preferences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rubio, 53, has long had Trump\u2019s ear on Latin America \u2014 and hasn\u2019t hesitated to use that access to promote his hard-line agenda. He\u2019s been one of the most outspoken critics of Russian and Chinese economic, political and military outreach in the region, and is expected to punish countries who cozy up to America\u2019s geopolitical rivals, or those who fail to support Israel.<\/p>\n<p>When Trump canceled what would have been his first presidential visit to Latin America in 2018, Rubio was there to fill the void, sitting for meetings and <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-1e1284be71914116b82c25ebada5d6f0\">photo ops at the Summit of the Americas in Peru<\/a><\/span> with regional leaders from Argentina, Haiti and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nobody in the U.S. Senate who comes close to having his affinity and depth of knowledge on Latin America,\u201d said Carlos Trujillo, Rubio\u2019s close friend and former U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American States. \u201cNot only does he have personal relationships with dozens of officials, some of them for decades, but he has vetted almost every U.S. ambassador deployed to the region. It\u2019s a significant advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among those eager to work with Rubio is Argentine President Javier Milei, whose combative style, attacks on institutions and transformation from TV personality to far-right leader have drawn comparisons with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Another ally is El Salvador\u2019s Nayib Bukele, whose crackdown on gang violence that once drove millions of Salvadoran migrants to the U.S. has drawn praise from Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio hasn\u2019t hesitated to use his power to bully leftist leaders he sees as harming U.S. national security interests. Even democratically elected moderates have been targets. Earlier this year, he <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rubio.senate.gov\/rubio-questioned-biden-administration-officials-on-tren-de-aragua-and-hezbollahs-influence-on-chile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slammed Chilean President Gabriel Boric,<\/a><\/span> a critic of Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza, for allegedly providing safe haven for Hezbollah financiers, calling him \u201cone of the leading anti-Israel voices in Latin America.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In 2023, he called Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla group, a \u201cdangerous\u201d choice to lead a country that has been the longtime U.S. partner in the war on drugs.<\/p>\n<p>But it is on Venezuela that Rubio has left his biggest mark. <\/p>\n<p>Within weeks of Trump taking office in January 2017, Rubio brought the wife of prominent Venezuelan dissident Leopoldo Lopez to the White House. The Oval Office visit, marked by a photo of a grinning Trump and Rubio flanking the then jailed activist\u2019s wife, immediately <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/how-an-oval-office-meeting-led-to-a-trump-tweet-that-changed-us-policy-toward-venezuela\/2017\/10\/06\/87e9b178-a52b-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thrust Venezuela to the top of the U.S. foreign policy agenda<\/a><\/span>, in a break from previous U.S. administrations efforts to keep a distance from the nation\u2019s troubles.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next two years, Trump slapped crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela, charged numerous officials with corruption and began talking of a \u201cmilitary option\u201d to remove President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. In 2019, at <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-1e1284be71914116b82c25ebada5d6f0\">the height of Rubio\u2019s influence<\/a><\/span>, the U.S. recognized National Assembly President Juan Guaid\u00f3 as the country\u2019s legitimate leader.<\/p>\n<p>But the combative stance \u2014 popular among exiles in South Florida \u2014 came to haunt Trump, who later recognized he had overestimated the opposition. By strengthening Maduro\u2019s hand, it also paved the way for deeper Russian, Chinese and Iranian interests in the country, all the while aggravating a humanitarian crisis that led millions to uproot, with many migrating to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Shifter, the former president of the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, believes Trump may prove more forgiving of Maduro this time, even with Rubio heading the State Department, and continue the path of engagement and sanctions relief pursued by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump may begin to treat Maduro as he typically treats other strongmen around the world, and cater a bit less to the Cuban-American exile community in Florida,\u201d Shifter said.<\/p>\n<p>Trujillo said Rubio\u2019s reputation for candor will serve him well negotiating with America\u2019s friends and foes alike, even if he has to temper his sometimes-heated rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s going to be playing a different role now, but he\u2019s an exceptional negotiator and I have no doubt he will rise to the occasion,\u201d Trujillo said. <\/p>\n<p>With Trump\u2019s selection of another vocal Maduro critic, Rep. Michael Waltz of Florida, as his national security adviser, Trujillo said the Venezuelan leader and his authoritarian allies in Cuba and Nicaragua should be worried. <\/p>\n<p>So far, officials in Venezuela and Cuba, who routinely criticize the U.S. on social media, haven\u2019t commented on Rubio\u2019s nomination and have remained largely muted on Trump\u2019s victory. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is an opportunity to negotiate but it will have to be in good faith,\u201d Trujillo said. \u201cIf they don\u2019t, there will be consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Mark Stevenson and Maria Verza in Mexico City, and Isabel DeBre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, contributed to this report<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/marco-rubio-trump-latin-america-secretary-of-state-87aff0ce93f638fb69e30b067ecd84fb\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIAMI (AP) \u2014 Growing up in Miami among Cuban exiles who fled Fidel Castro\u2019s revolution, Sen. 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