It is a great honor for me to welcome US Secretary of Defense Pete Hagseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Cain to Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez wrote about this on social media.

"We thank Trump and his administration for recognizing Puerto Rico's strategic value to the national security of the United States and the fight against drug cartels in our hemisphere led by drug dictator Nicolas Maduro.

We are proud to support the ‘America First’ policy, which ensures the security of our borders and combats illegal activities to protect Americans and our homeland," she said.