Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Pentagon officials made an unannounced visit to Puerto Rico on Monday, fueling speculation the U.S. will use the territory as a front for its fight against Latin American drug cartels.
“Honored to welcome Secretary of War Pete Hegseth [@SecWar] along with General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [@thejointstaff] to Puerto Rico,” Republican Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon wrote in a post on X. “We thank @POTUS Trump and his Administration for recognizing the strategic value Puerto Rico has to the national security of the United States and the fight against drug cartels in our hemisphere, perpetuated by [Venezuelan] narco-dictator Nicolas Maduro.
“We are proud to support America First policies that secure our borders and combat illicit activities to protect Americans and our homeland.”
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