As fallout from the Epstein scandal continues to rock his presidency, Donald Trump on Thursday suddenly announced new branding for military operations in South America.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Operation Southern Spear would be undertaken by U.S. Southern Command, which covers 31 countries through South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. “This mission defends our Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our Homeland from the drugs that are killing our people,” Hegseth wrote in a tweet.

The Trump administration has spent months conducting bombing campaigns against boats operating in South America, claiming without evidence that the vehicles are involved in drug trafficking.

The branding campaign for the strikes is being launched in the s

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