Admin redirecting military assistance from Europe/Mid East & sending to Cent/South America

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance from countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America.

The State Department on Tuesday notified Congress that it will reprogram $52 million in foreign military financing from Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia and Iraq to Panama, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Colombia, Ecuador and Peru last week and pledged to them additional support as the Trump administration has prioritized the Western Hemisphere in its foreign policy with an emphasis on combating drug trafficking and illegal immigration.

It is just the latest in a series of moves that have reduced either money or troop deployments to Europe in response to President Donald Trump’s complaints about NATO allies not spending enough on their defense budgets and other matters. Both North Macedonia and Slovakia are NATO members.

But it also comes as the administration has put particular attention on the Western Hemisphere, aligning deeply with right-wing governments as Trump celebrates a renewal of the 19th century Monroe Doctrine establishing Washington’s dominance in the Americas.

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BREAKING: Sec. Marco Rubio is ENDING $52 million in military assistance to Europe and the Middle East, and redirecting it toward RIGHT-WING or Trump-aligned nations in Latin America — AP

HOLY BASED! This comes after Rubio barnstormed 3 Latin American nations with right-wing leaders days ago

We're SHORING UP our own hemisphere and putting our money where it's best used!

The nations losing: Iraq, Tunisia, North Macedonia and Slovakia

The nations gaining: COLOMBIA — who just elected "El Tigre" — PERU, Ecuador and Panama

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