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US pledges $1 billion security aid to Colombia as Trump-endorsed president takes office

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US pledges $1 billion security aid to Colombia as Trump-endorsed president takes office

The US State Department announced late Friday that President Donald Trump's ​administration plans toprovide $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia as the country's new right-wing President Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn into office.

De la Espriella, who calls himself "The Tiger", vowed to "defeat narco-terrorists" in his first presidential speech at a military garrison in Cali.

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