TRUMP'S WORTHLESS SECURITY INITIATIVE WITH KRISTI NOEM APPOINTED TO EMBARRASS THE US

What is the 'Shield of the Americas,' Trump's new security initiative in the Western Hemisphere?

 

Associated Press

Mar 5, 2026

 

 

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he is appointing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to serve as his "Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas" as he announced her ouster from the Department of Homeland Security Thursday.

Trump will gather with the leaders of 11 Latin American countries for a "Shield" summit on Saturday at his golf club in Doral, Florida.

The name of the gathering is supposed to reflect Trump’s vision for U.S. national security strategy to put a greater emphasis on the Western Hemisphere, as he looks to leverage U.S. military and intelligence assets unseen in the region since the end of the Cold War.

The leaders of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago have confirmed they will attend, according to the White House.

Noem, speaking in Nashville, confirmed she will be at the summit and that Trump will announce "a big agreement" that will detail "how we’re going to go after cartels and drug trafficking in the entire Western Hemisphere."

Trump announced he would nominate Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace Noem as homeland security secretary.