Ecuador’s President Turns to Trump to Fulfill His Platform of Law and Order
To Noboa, the US can deliver what his country needs most: help tackling spiraling drug violence.
Daniel Noboa, Ecuador's president, during an interview in Guayaquil, on April 7.
Photographer: Vicente Gaibor/BloombergDonald Trump has raised the prospect of deploying US troops against drug cartels in Latin America. He has a willing partner in the 38-year-old, US-educated president of Ecuador, who rose to power on a platform of law and order.