Trump shares a screenshot of a Trump Jr. post on Truth Social
Trump shared a screenshot of a social media post on Truth Social. Text visible in the screenshot: Donald J. Trump Jr. (@sailaunderscore): Since we gutted USAID, the left hasn't won a single presidential election in Latin America. Billions in taxpayer.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Trump shared a screenshot of a social media post on Truth Social.
Text visible in the screenshot: Donald J. Trump Jr. (@sailaunderscore): Since we gutted USAID, the left hasn’t won a single presidential election in Latin America.
Trump shared a social media post from Trump Jr. attributing a series of conservative electoral victories in Latin America to the dismantling of USAID. While the Trump administration froze the agency’s funding and programs in 2025, analysts suggest domestic economic struggles and security concerns also drove the regional political shift.
Former President Donald J. Trump shared a screenshot of a social media post by Donald Trump Jr.
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Trump shared a screenshot of a social media post on truthsocial.
Text visible in the screenshot: Trump Jr. (@sailaunderscore): Since we gutted USAID, the left hasn’t won a single presidential election in Latin America. Billions in taxpayer cash were funding NGOs, “democracy” programs, and activist networks that conveniently always backed the same side. They called it aid but it was election interference. Thank you @elonmusk for dragging this into the light. The grift is over. saila @sailaunderscore – Since USAID was dismantled, the left has not won a single election in Latin America, by the way. Since USAID was dismantled, Latin America’s right keeps winning; and its left keeps losing. Winner’s margin over the left’s best-placed candidate in each presidential election (% points) 45 pts Left won (none) Result pending Governed by the left Centrist, transitional or not counted Right won by: 0 No election since April 2025: Governed by the right Honduras +21.1 How far has each country swung? Nov 2025 Costa Rica +43.6 Right’s lead over the left, points: last election v this one O Previous election Feb 2026 Colombia +1.0 Jun 2026 Ecuador +11.3 Apr 2025 Peru +0.3 Jun 2026 Bolivia Aug 2025 Brazil Result pending Oct 4 2026 This election Left ahead Right ahead Average Swing Right +23.0 Bolivia Right+49.8 Costa Rica Right +35.6 Honduras Right +35.2 Chile +16.3- Chile Right +28.1 Dec 2025 Ecuador Right +7.6 Colombia Right +4.0 Peru Right +0.5 20 0 20 40 Source: national electoral authorities, via Wikipedia and press reports; map from Natural Earth Note: swing compares the same margin at each country’s previous presidential election (2020-23); the candidates differ 9:01 AM – Oct 5, 2026 1.3M Views
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