President Trump publicly accused Colombian President Gustavo Petro of acting as an “illegal drug leader” who allows massive narcotics production that flows into the United States. He announced the immediate termination of U.S. payments and subsidies to Colombia unless Petro takes action.
Petro and Colombia’s Foreign Ministry swiftly condemned Trump’s remarks as a threat to national sovereignty and denied the accusations, with the Colombian leader saying he has long been the country’s primary adversary of the drug trade.
The announcement underscores a sharp deterioration in U.S.–Colombia relations, raising serious questions about future military and counternarcotics cooperation in Latin America.