HEGSETH DECLARES WAR ON CARTELS AS AMERICA FORGES SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS | AMERICA'S VOICE LIVE
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is on the ground in Panama today delivering major remarks at the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C / "Shield of the Americas") Forum.
Host Steve Gruber covers Hegseth's speech, his meetings with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and Colombian officials, the ongoing PANAMAX 2026 exercises, jungle warfare training, and the Trump administration's aggressive push to secure the Panama Canal and crush transnational cartels across the Western Hemisphere.
Live analysis of the biggest counter-cartel and hemispheric security move of 2026.
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