The Colombian President Gustavo Petro says to US Trump:
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“Colombia was never rude to the United States, but you are rude and ignorant towards Colombia”He added, “I am not a businessman like you, I am a socialist, I believe in help, common good and common benefits for humanity” pic.twitter.com/iH681ge74T
— Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) October 19, 2025
Trump: “Columbia is out of control. They have the worst president they've ever had. He's a lunatic."
pic.twitter.com/2bz3p408MM— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 20, 2025
Colombia is the biggest producer of cocaine in the world and they do it with absolute impunity. Trump has now cut off all aid and subsidies to the country. He also threatens to “close” the coca fields by force, if necessary. Just send in the Navy SEALs. pic.twitter.com/YOXuGMCYd8
— Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) October 19, 2025
Colombia’s Leader Accuses U.S. of Murder, Prompting Trump to Halt Aid
President Gustavo Petro said a U.S. strike in the Caribbean had killed a fisherman. President Trump said he would cut aid and impose new tariffs on Colombian imports.
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia accused the United States of murdering an innocent fisherman in an attack on a boat that the American authorities claimed had been carrying illicit drugs, prompting President Trump to declare on Sunday that he would slash assistance to Colombia, one of Washington’s top aid recipients in Latin America, and impose new tariffs on the country’s goods.
The feuding between the two leaders reflected rising tensions in the region over the huge U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean targeting Colombia’s neighbor, Venezuela. U.S. forces have killed dozens of people in recent weeks aboard vessels that the Trump administration says were ferrying drugs from Venezuela.