US EditionColombia’s President Muses About Getting ‘Rid of’ Trump in Interview as Drug Feud Intensifies
- On Monday night in Bogota, Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia met with John McNamara, U.S. charge d'affaires and Daniel Garcia-Pena, Colombia's recalled ambassador, reaffirming anti-narcotics cooperation.
- Tensions rose after President Donald Trump called Gustavo Petro an `illegal drug leader` on Sunday and suspended all U.S. aid amid military strikes and tariff threats, prompting Colombia to recall ambassador Daniel Garcia-Pena.
- The aid suspension cut $65 million annually from rural development and crop substitution programs, and halted $50 million for security and defense across six strategic areas supporting more than 550 programs.
- The suspension leaves Petro facing a serious political crisis and jeopardizes the Total Peace Plan, while decertification excludes Colombia from preferential multilateral lenders' funds.
- Amid conflicting measurements, the UNODC reported a 53% increase in potential cocaine production, while Colombia's Defense Ministry states growth slowed to 3% in 2024, and Petro urges reliance on accurate figures.
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BOGOTÁ (AP) — Colombia was optimistic on Tuesday as it reported on the results of a meeting held the day before by President Gustavo Petro and U.S. head of business in Colombia, John T. MacNamara, in the middle of...
Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, and the top US diplomatic representative in Bogotá agreed to “improve” the anti-drug struggle in a meeting after the president’s dispute with Donald Trump, the Colombian Foreign Ministry reported Tuesday. Traditionally allies, countries live hours of tension after Trump called Petro “leader of drug trafficking” on Sunday and announced the end of economic support for Colombia for high drug production.
Colombia’s President Suggests Getting ‘Rid of’ Trump
Colombian President Gustavo Petro mused in an interview about getting “rid of” U.S. President Donald Trump, the latest escalation in a feud between the American president and the Colombian leader. When asked during an Oct. 20 interview with Univision about doing what is best for his country, Petro said: “Humanity has a first offramp, it is to choose to change Trump in various ways.” “The easiest way may be through Trump himself,” he added. “If n…
While trade between the two heads of state has been tense for months, Donald Trump now accuses his counterpart Gustavo Petro of protecting drug traffickers, and lets the threat of prohibitive customs duties loom.
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