President Donald Trump’s threat to end all aid to Colombia marks the latest stage in his approach to Latin America that has included renaming the Gulf of Mexico, pushing for control of the Panama Canal and talking tough on Venezuela.

Trump’s Truth Social post branding Colombian President Gustavo Petro an “illegal drug leader,” angered Bogota and showed that even American allies are not immune to the president’s vitriol.

Amid tariffs, hardline immigration enforcement and the rise of Chinese economic influence in the region, Trump’s approach to Latin America is tied to personal and ideological alignment rather than consistent policy, experts have told Newsweek .

“His vision of Latin America is very much in the Monroe Doctrine which is not a very popular doctrine in Latin America, ha

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