Latin America Advisor

Latin America Advisor

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What Will Trump’s Return Mean for Latin America?

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to return to the White House. // File Photo: Trump Campaign.

Former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s presidential election in the United States. The second person in U.S. history to be elected to nonconsecutive presidential terms, Trump is to return to the White House in January. Also in Tuesday’s elections, Trump’s Republican Party won control of the Senate for the first time in four years, though the House of Representatives remains too close to call. What does Trump’s return mean for Latin America and the Caribbean and for U.S. relations with the region? What are the most significant policies, in areas including migration and trade, that Trump will push when he returns to office? What will the makeup of Congress mean for U.S. policy toward Latin America?

John Feeley, former U.S. ambassador to Panama: “By now, Latin America and the rest of the world should have learned to take Donald Trump at his word. He rarely is deceptive, he is permanently transactional, and he usually telegraphs his punches. To that end, Trump 2.0 presages a new era of chaos and iconoclasm in the conduct of government-to-government relations. Big losers will include Mexico, which may see direct U.S. military incursions. Trump recently promised to apply 100 percent tariffs on our neighbor, regardless of the USMCA trade agreement. Likewise, other trade agreements, to include CAFTA-DR and the bilateral accords with Colombia, Chile and Panama, will predictably come under an ‘America First’ review. The region can expect unpredictable tariffs…”

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