The days of arrogant American politicians telling Latin American countries what’s good for them were supposed to be over. But last week Vermont’s Sen. Patrick Leahy reminded the world that old habits die hard. At issue is President Trump’s nomination of Mauricio Claver-Carone—currently White House national security adviser for the Western Hemisphere—to be president of the multilateral, Washington-based Inter-American Development Bank. Mr. Claver-Carone has the support of a majority of the IDB’s 28 regional members and is...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 28, 2020 20:15 UTC