White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller (5th R), Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C), and Army Gen. Francis Donovan (5th L), commander of U.S. Southern Command, pose for a photo with leaders during the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference at SOUTHCOM headquarters in Doral, Fla., on March 5, 2026. Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller (5th R), US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C), and US Army Gen. Francis Donovan (5th L), commander of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), pose for a photo with leaders during the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference at SOUTHCOM headquarters in Doral, Florida, on March 5, 2026. Defense and security leaders from across the Caribbean, Central America, and South America gathered for the conference to strengthen regional cooperation in combating transnational criminal organizations and narcotics trafficking in the Western Hemisphere. Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP via Getty Images