More than a dozen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are considering boycotting the Summit of Americas after U.S. officials announced Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua likely will not be invited. NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson reports on why global leaders are deciding to speak out.
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Russia should be excluded for their war against Ukraine.
I agree. Why should anyone be excluded? We are all part of the problems and the solutions.
This administration is destroying this country
Quien necesita esos países llenos de problemas sociales, problemas humanos, económicos y llenos de corrupción. Cada año latinoamerica es más comunista y se unden en más problemas humanos que después se vienen a Estados Unidos.
I can understand the reservations against Cuba. But what exactly will be gained by NOT inviting them ?
Es mejor cuidar los ciudadanos Americanos que invertir en países corruptos.
not surprised, USA invited SPAIN who colonized and caused so much troubles in latinamerica that you cant even begin to imagine, its an insult honestly
Good for them! Everyone is tired of being bullied
also why would you invite jorge castaneda? he is considered a fascist in Mexico, he has been banned from oaxaca for being racist and misoginistic, its like a trump but trump is more polite, that is how bad that person is, imagine that, :facepalm:
The U.S has always been a devider! As Colombian American I grew up with stories of how U.S divided my people! The Civil War, The Drug War, Taken away Panama, these were all a result of The United States Government! Division is the only thing The U.S knows how to do and Colombia, and her have seen it first hand!!
if nbc wants to be considered a real news media, they should stop inviting guests as jorge castaneda, a fascist of the worse kind, you will never appeal to latin Americans if you keep inviting fascists to your show
Friends close enemies closer. Invite them all.
“Human right issues in some of these countries”: biggest joke of the day.
They did the same thing within the USA.
THEY SHOULD NOT BE OFFENDED! I MEAN IT IN A GOOD WAY! IM EMBARRsASSED TO BE AMERICAN! BIDEN, OBAMA, HARRIS, AOC ARE IGNORANT AND EVIL.GOD HAS THE LAST WORD, THO! GOD BLESS ALL BIDEN DIDNT INVITE. ON BEHALF OF THIS AMERICAN, I APLOLOGIZE
summits produce empty promises , just a party .
Imaging coming to ur house and dictating u how to run ur family, man clean ur house first, idk who is the dictator here!!!
Ya know what ?!!
Stop enabling your people to massacre children, United States.
And while you’re at it, stop your buddies – corporate chief officers and lobbyists – from destroying the environment, putting a stranglehold on the world’s lesser economies, and enabling conflicts of aggression, starvation, and oppression.
Shall we list everything ?
Gee no free money for them.
This is what happens after Trump. Nobody respects America anymore.
There won’t be a summit. Something may come up.
Some great “unifying” Joe, keep up the great work😴🥔
Lol who cares !
The US has been more focused on fixing problems outside of the Americas than inside the Americas, example: Haiti and Venezuela.
The 🇺🇸 SUCKS!!
The Mexican President claims to be a good President and not corrupt but yet doesn’t give two dams about there people , hosting these daily conferences,speeches and not taking action. Action speaks louder than words. Unfortunately the local press can’t keep up to those daily events he host, some can’t show due to threats from cartel or other.
I am mexican and I feel ashamed by our current president, he’s an ignorant fool and a communist, he wants méxico to be like Cuba and Venezuela, and we mexicans don’t like it!!!!
The US should ignore this ashole we have for president right now and carry on without the ones that don’t want to attend.
Mexican president is a communist puppet who is killing journalists. He has no moral standing.
The USA is completely hypocritical.
Obrador is right, ALL of Americas
The United States of America and Big Joe Biden should be the person making all the important decisions here. Canada, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina & others will be heard eventually but trust the Big guy for now!
“COME ON MAN!…THE BALLAD OF SLEEPY JOE”,amazing Video
that reaffirms all of JOE BIDEN’s dangerous disastrous policies!
Why don’t Americans boycott the shenanigans and get this administration out and the dems held accountable.
We need to start making allies on our side of the planet, just saying ┐( ∵ )┌
There is nothing to learn from the US now possibly!! They do not want to take home the homelessness problems, the inequality, racial discriminations and a whole lot of other problems from the used-to-be leader country. They have to take care of their own people instead of being a subservient countries to serve the master.
America doesn’t respect human rights so what’s the problem.🤔 so hypocritical
Stop opressing your people? You mean America right? America needs to stop acting.
Another good job joe please step away
Gringo. G. I. N. G. O. Pure. Evil. Be. Free
it is the Summit of The Americas . How can it be when you are going to eliminate Nicaragua , Cuba and Venezuela . We know who is behind this the US , has its name all over it
dont fall for the cry of dictators like all of this ones , including the one from Mexico. we all know they all are in bed with Putin. they all try to follow Putin’s guide to be a dictator
Ya”Thanks Biden were dead
you to CNN.
If Cuba is to change its FUTURE in the FUTURE to choose the path of Democracy Freedom and Justice for all of its people in the year’s to come then the World must Stand United against Russias War against the peaceful people of Ukraine and in doing so should be given the opportunity to attend the Summit for they too can change the Future as did Germany.
Cuba must transition into today’s modern world not as a dictatorship but as a New Cuban Democratic Nation for that is Cuba path in the days and years to come.
No one should be surprised that all the countries that’s not being invited are countries of color 🤔
How rich of that white lady to complain that another country is oppressing there people,some white people have convinced themselves that America isn’t doing the same thing to black people in America
USA failed to show leadership and had failed as leader to bring up the economies of Latin America. Fighting drug problem is not merely sending military equipments but also must improve the infrastructure and economy of those countries. Who wants to be in dangerous drug trade if they are able to make good money and earn good income? So far USA offered them is “all guns and not bread/butter”.
It doesn’t matter how Latinos feel about one another if your not Latino you will feel the wrath of the unity.
A bunch of third-world, corrupt countries not assisting a summit. Not a big deal, to be honest.
You invited one of the most radical far-right commentator of México to your show. That says a thing.
US thinks it owns the America’s.
It’s one country out of many. Mexico needs to stand up to the tyranny of the US
Goosebumps for those courageous countries
America itself needs democracy many of these countries suffered attacks and trial of regime change from USA so they should not attend this
Enough of the divisions.
The US can’t begin to talk about oppression of a nation people as a reason for exclusion to the talks until it ends its own internal oppressions.
If you’re not talking to leaders you don’t like, you can’t hope to sway them.
Nothing says you have to do business with them until they change but how will they ever see the benefits of changing if your brand them as evil and refuse to speak with them.
It does have to be the carrot or the stick, tie the carrot to the end of the stick and hold the carrot out front and walk behind the mule as he walks forward to get the carrot.
You can lead the mule anywhere you want from behind without ever telling to do this or that.
White men telling brown men how things are going to be.
No, there’s no historical negative precedent of that ever happening in the lower Americas.
None at all…
Biden can’t even unite his own country what did you expect
We seem to be on a roll creating division and isolation.. disgusting… Nothing will change doing anything this way
Los Angeles? They be better off not coming to LA!
Who is the US to speak about human rights? They have violated all the human rights of latin America from all the criminal wars and dictatorships they funded in the Americas.
Cut off aid to those who allow their citizens to trash our immigration laws.
Oh?does america respect human rights?🤣🤣🤣.america is the most case of human rights violations not only to their country but also on middle east and asia since they start to attacked the country,thousand of civilians have been killed.
Invite people and use it as an opportunity to be a positive influence!
Hello
We are a great nation,there lost.
the summit provides the US an opportunity to flex its hegemony American governments have never respected the differences that Latino cultures and politics present..
The world needs my global solutions like this one to keep Americans safe – https://youtu.be/BJrYHpR4hjQ
I wonder why..🙄
Mexican president represent Mexicans will and Mexicans are friendly with every nation, unlike the USA.
Mexican president AMLO is the most diplomatic of all world leaders, he stand for justice, equality, universal health care as a human rights, a very strict austerity on government, responsable spending, antiwar, anti occupied territories, he is a real democrat. Politicians should not stay in government forever nor to work for those companies that they help to get contracts for 10years. AMLO is leading the way to real democracy, he is not against wealthy ppl he is against evading taxes, buying politicians and political campaigns, politics should be an honorable job to serve not to serve themselves and become rich through corruption.
All I got to say is a smart person would stay out of a dictatorship ,Russia is a prime example especially ,stay out of Russia.
Great news!
Mexico is right , everyone will follow Mexico. It has a great leader
1:54 – 1:59 💯🙏🏾
There’s some work to be done. Like anything in life: take time , dedication, consistency, etc 🙏🏾🇺🇸💙 it won’t be any harder than the Turkey/Greece, but it’ll still be a challenge to work together on to find what the nations can collectively work with. Patience and perseverance 💙✊🏾
😃😄😁😆🤣ahahahaaaaahahaaa🤣 times have changed, USA can no longer be the “star of the show” & the “dictator by nature” as its used to calling the shots (yet acuses others of being one 🤣) have to be a team player now, one among, of the countries in the AMERICAS, from north to south, central & caribean, latin or not. 🤣🤣🤣 comprende amigo? 😃🤣🤣
We need a clones of i.e. Antony Blinken one for different regions of the world simultaneously. This will be a lot of work, less than Greece/Turkey and Sweden/Finland inevitably getting into NATO, but a lot of work nonetheless for bringing together the Americas gradually and systematically. The proof is in the pudding. Once they see our actions speak as loud as our words, an increased rate/percentage of progress will be made. We just need to hold steadfast to find where and how we can come together with time and commitment
Cuba has been suffering for 40 years cause of the U.S
Fake human rights issues. how many countries did U invade for the pass 200years , for the pass 5,000 years that USA. Did not exist no human rights on the surface of the Earth ?,I was in lybia for the pass 10 year, good place to leave but now is not a country to leave. any more ,in Iraq Afghanistan,, child’s abuse all that is ur propaganda humans right ,USA will sink forever, that why any were U go U are not well trusted any more ,even the South American,ur nabors did not trust U anymore, fake people
THE SENILE PRESIDENT WONT NOTICE A THING ON EMPTY SEATS. HE WILL BE BUSY TALKING TO HIMSELF AND SHAKING HANDS WITH HIS SHADOW.
US loves acting superior to others, but they need to look at themselves first. School shooting all the time, homelessness, high taxes, expensive health care, big brother watching your every move, just to name a few. I am in the united states and I see it every day. Why our government tries to boss the whole world around and think it is so wonderful, I’ll never know. They need to mind their own business and stop acting so arrogant.
Main reason for America’s downfall an China’s rise is America boycott countries and China won’t care much about countries internal matters. If America won’t stop boycotting other countries one day all other countries would boycott America.
The Summit of the Americas is not the Summit of the Americas with which we agree. Either invite everyone or don’t bother. Should any country decide not to attend for whatever reason,, at least they were not excluded as though they were not part of the “Americas”.
Global policeman usa
They are probably too scared they will get massacred
Please boycot coming to America
Americans killed all on the land no human rights for native Americans. Spain killed all on the land no Aztec in as or mayans
So whoever comes along next will complain they aren’t being treated right after killing everything else
The US is the most toxic country
So Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE etc are not dictatorships that the US supports?
WHO CARES ! WORLD LEADERS !!?
No one loves U.S. the most warlike country on Earth…
Now they see without the others they are nothing
So disgusted by this country! Never going back there again! Millions are homeless, 40% have no healthcare (Healthcare is free in Brazil), guns, guns and guns everywhere! Obesity, Racism and bigotry, children are not safe at school! School debt! I have attended more than 15 great Unis in Europe for free! My current PhD fees amount to 300 USD only. Yet they have 800 military bases worldwide, minding everyone else’s business, printing billions to fight proxy wars! Cried when I saw former MIT graduates homeless on the streets of Cali. A reminder, all empires have at one point fallen..
If it is “The Summit of the Americas”, it should include all countries of the Americas, whether you agree with them or not. It might be a chance to hash out some differences.
Hypocritical considering us has very close ties to authoritarian and violating human rights like Qatar, Saudi, and Emirates. Ridiculous, especially the blonde girl. Did she read any books or even read news?
They should boycott America’s summit. F****** racist
They are afraid of mass shooting in USA.
MAGA 2024…there wouldnt even be a summit…leave them down there to rot….