U.S. pulls millions in military aid from Europe and Mideast to support Trump-aligned nations in Americas
The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance to countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America.
The Trump administration is reallocating millions of dollars in U.S. military aid from several European and Middle Eastern countries to several Central and South American nations, according to a recent notification to Congress by the State Department. The department will reprogram $52 million from Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia, and Iraq, redirecting it to Panama, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia.
The shift in funding comes as the administration places a priority on the Western Hemisphere, with an emphasis on addressing drug trafficking and illegal immigration. Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently visited Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, pledging additional support in these regions. The funds are intended for the purchase of military equipment from American defense contractors.
The State Department emphasized that the reprogramming of these funds aims to combat narcoterrorism in the region and secure the Panama Canal, noting that the Western Hemisphere has previously been under-invested in by the U.S. in terms of military assistance.
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