President Donald Trump will host leaders from the Western Hemisphere for a Shield of the Americas event in New York City on Tuesday afternoon.
Trump established the group in 2026 to fight off cartel violence and drug trafficking in South and North America, first convening the group for a summit in Doral, Florida, in March. At the summit, Trump announced the creation of the “Americas Counter Cartel Coalition” with the goal of bringing drug violence from organized cartels to a halt in the Western Hemisphere.
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