Concerns Over Left-Wing Movements in Latin America

Neither. The, the question was whether I was worried about left-wing

groups or

left-wing movements rising in, in, as a result of US policy.

Left-wing groups have already been here, and they've destroyed the hemisphere.

The left wing destroyed Venezuela. The left wing destroyed Cuba.

The left wing destroyed Nicaragua.

The left wing has basically destroyed every country they've gotten a hold of in

the

hemisphere. Not only have they done that here in Ecuador as well,

not only have

they done that in Bolivia, look what Bolivia has suffered for

twenty-five years

because of left-wing governance.

Um, and in fact, not only did these groups destroy these

countries because of bad

economic policies in places like Ecuador and, and in Colombia over the last four

years, these left-wing groups are actually in alliance with these

criminal

narco-trafficking organizations. They are aligned with them.

They are allied with them. They permit them to conduct these

activities in, in, in,

in a nefarious, uh, alliance between them.

So I'm glad that's being confronted.

And by the way, these groups are not just threats to these countries.

They ultimately become threats to the United States.

I work for the United States of America, and if a threat in this region is emerging

to the national security and national interest of our country,

we are going to

address it. And what we're very happy about is

that we can now address it in

partnership with other presidents and other leaders in this region

that feel the

same way