Paraguay Backs Trump’s Monroe Doctrine and Bets on It

2026-02-20 - 19:13

Key Points — President Santiago Peña endorsed Trump’s revived Monroe Doctrine in a Bloomberg interview after meeting Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington — Peña praised the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, warned Venezuela’s democratic transition could take three to four years, and joined Trump’s Board of Peace alongside Argentina and El Salvador —