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Colombia's Outgoing President Gustavo Petro Accuses Trump of Intervening in His Country's Election
Petro said Trump’s endorsement rewards a candidate who represented drug-trafficking paramilitaries and deepens tensions over Colombia’s runoff, where violence has shaped the campaign.
- On Thursday, President Gustavo Petro criticized United States President Donald Trump for endorsing hard-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, accusing Washington of supporting "drug traffickers" with "genocidal" roots.
- Trump backed de la Espriella on Tuesday, citing the lawyer's "tremendous accomplishments in life, and his political support for me, personally," after the candidate defeated Senator Ivan Cepeda in Sunday's first round.
- Petro accused the American leader of reneging on a February agreement not to interfere in Colombia's election, stating the U.S. is implementing "an ideological policy that divides the world between those who think like them."
- Supported by hardline former President Alvaro Uribe, de la Espriella has vowed to crush left-wing guerrilla groups, while the Colombian right accuses Petro of being soft on groups living off cocaine trafficking.
- Colombia's election occurs amid renewed violence since the 2016 FARC peace deal, with Petro and Cepeda accusing state-linked paramilitaries of committing a "genocide" of leftist political activists and politicians during the country's conflict.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro again questioned his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on Friday for expressing his support for the ultra-right presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and said that the Republican president broke an agreement not to intervene in the elections.
·Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Colombian president accuses Trump of backing 'drug traffickers' in runoff
Gustavo Petro criticizes US President Donald Trump's endorsement of conservative candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, saying Washington is aligning with forces tied to narco-paramilitary networks
·Ankara, Türkiye
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US allying itself with Colombian 'narco-traffickers,' Petro accuses
·Paris, France
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The outgoing Colombian left-wing president Gustavo Petro accused the United States of having "allied" with "narco-traffickers".
·Montreal, Canada
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Total News Sources27
Leaning Left2Leaning Right6Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
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C 39%
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