BUENOS AIRES — Judging from what I heard in recent interviews with several Latin American presidents, a victory by Donald Trump in the November 8 election would chill US-Latin American ties, moving even the most pro-American presidents in the region to distance themselves from the United States.
Few Latin American presidents, even the ones who are closest to Washington, would want to risk their domestic political capital countering the near unanimous dislike for Trump in their countries. In recent trips to Colombia, Mexico, Argentina and several other countries, I came across almost no one — including public officials, business people, academics and people on the street — who is rooting for Trump.
In an interview at Argentina’s presidential palace this week, President Mauricio Macri — a center-right former businessman who is
