Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine made a surprise trip to Puerto Rico on Monday, amid the Trump administration’s push to counter drug cartels in Latin America and the Caribbean Sea via the U.S. military.

The visit — announced by Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón (R) in a social media post — comes after President Trump last week claimed a military strike on a boat in the Caribbean killed 11 drug smugglers. Trump has........

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