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Trump-Backed Alliance Defends Colombia Election Integrity

7/11/2026

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The “Shield of the Americas,” a Trump-created alliance of American leaders, issued a statement rejecting claims that Colombia’s election lacked integrity.
United States and 12 nations—Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago—signed it.
Colombian candidate Abelardo De La Espriella, endorsed by President Donald Trump, won the presidency amid vote-buying accusations while rights advocates called U.S. actions illegal and extrajudicial.

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The “Shield of the Americas,” a Trump-created alliance of American leaders, issued a statement rejecting claims that Colombia’s election lacked integrity.
United States and 12 nations—Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago—signed it.
Colombian candidate Abelardo De La Espriella, endorsed by President Donald Trump, won the presidency amid vote-buying accusations while rights advocates called U.S. actions illegal and extrajudicial.