Former President Donald Trump welcomed former Haitian President Jovenel Moise to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Washington. Haitian President Jovenel Moise’s assassination has set off a scramble for power between the few remaining elected officials. To the extent that Trump officials focused on Haitian politics at all, officials say, it was mainly to enlist the country in Trump’s campaign to oust his nemesis in the region: Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro. But beyond a few statements, the Trump administration did little to force the issue, officials said. Democracy advocates in Haiti and abroad cried foul, but on Feb. 5, the Biden administration weighed in, supporting Moïse’s claim to power for another year.

Source: Indian Express July 18, 2021 07:38 UTC