Conservative businessman Nasry Asfura was sworn in Tuesday as president of Honduras, two months after winning elections with vocal backing from US President Donald Trump.
The 67-year-old construction magnate was declared the winner of November's vote by a razor-thin margin after Trump threatened to cut aid to Central America's poorest country if his "friend" was defeated.
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