Is Trump making Latin America great again?

Published On 22 Aug 202622 Aug 2026.

What happened

Meanwhile, the calamitous war on Iran and continuing failure to rein in Israel have brought United States President Donald Trump collapsing approval ratings and growing public animosity at home. Yet there is one area of his foreign policy that is perhaps serving as a consolation: Latin America.

Over the past year and a half, a slew of right-wing leaders has taken power in the region through electoral victories for which Trump has more or less taken personal credit. These leaders appear eager to facilitate the resurgence of US power projection in what Trump has, with characteristic pompousness, called the "Donroe Doctrine". This, to put it mildly, is not great news for the average Latin American.

The bottom line

For now, is Trump making Latin America great again? Remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.