Colombia, Petro and Trump
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Colombia recalls ambassador to United States amid diplomatic spat
Colombia announced the move after US President Donald Trump called President Gustavo Petro an 'illegal drug leader'.
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Trump escalates back-and-forth with Colombia’s president, announcing end of US payments to country
President Donald Trump announced Sunday he would end all US payments and subsidies to Colombia, marking a dramatic escalation in his back-and-forth with the country’s president, Gustavo Petro.
President Trump accused Colombian President Gustavo Petro of doing nothing to stop the production of drugs in his country.
Tensions between Colombia and the United States reached a new peak Sunday, with Donald Trump calling Colombian President Gustavo Petro “an illegal drug dealer”, promising to end “payments” to the country,
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced he was cutting all federal funding to Colombia amid a deepening row between the right-wing populist American leader and socialist President Gustavo Petro.
President Petro’s climate agenda endeared him abroad but not at home, where political rivals want to resume drilling and start fracking.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro responded on Wednesday (October 15) to U.S. government plans to launch Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operations in neighboring Venezuela, warning of possible consequences for Colombia.