Top U.S. military officials will visit Caribbean leaders as Trump weighs next steps

Top U.S. military officials will visit Caribbean leaders as Trump weighs next steps World Nov 25, 2025 5:40 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. military officials are meeting leaders of Caribbean nations this week as the Trump administration has escalated its firepower in the region as part of what it calls a campaign against drug trafficking.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and meet Wednesday with the country’s top leaders, including President Luis Abinader, Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre and other officials, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

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The announcement came the same day that Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the