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Trump Endorses Hard-Line Latin Presidents, Pushes Mega Prisons

6/26/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed conservative leaders in Latin America, including Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella.
Abelardo de la Espriella takes office in August and promised to cancel peace talks and build prisons modeled on El Salvador’s facilities.
Nasry Asfura won Honduras’s presidency by less than one point after Donald Trump warned of aid cuts, while José Antonio Kast and Laura Fernández won on platforms that include mega prisons.

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U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed conservative leaders in Latin America, including Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella.
Abelardo de la Espriella takes office in August and promised to cancel peace talks and build prisons modeled on El Salvador’s facilities.
Nasry Asfura won Honduras’s presidency by less than one point after Donald Trump warned of aid cuts, while José Antonio Kast and Laura Fernández won on platforms that include mega prisons.