in Featured World News Trump May ‘Pivot’ Away From Europe, Focus On Central And South America, White House ‘Source’ Says
By Hank Berrien
“The American people’s patience is not unlimited; their wallets are not unlimited, and our stockpiles and munitions are not unlimited.”
More scuttlebutt has been bandied about that the Trump administration is indeed becoming more interested in the alliances it can build closer to home rather than with the traditional European allies.
The New York Post reported that a “source close to the White House” stated in reference to the administration’s desire for Europe to shoulder the assistance of Ukraine, “This is going to be part of a larger pivot away from conflicts in Europe and a pivot towards building alliances in Latin America and in the Western Hemisphere.” The source mentioned conservative Argentinian President Javier Milei, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, and Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado Parisca as leaders with whom the White House would like to build strong alliances.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said Monday morning in reference to supporting Ukraine, “The American people’s patience is not unlimited; their wallets are not unlimited, and our stockpiles and munitions are not unlimited.”
In late January, Secretary of State Marco Rubio made clear that when President Donald Trump spoke of America First, that meant that the United States needs to prioritize problems closer to home.
In an opinion piece published in The Wall Street Journal, Rubio said it was “no accident that my first trip abroad as secretary of state, to Central America on Friday, will keep me in the hemisphere.”