"I haven't really thought too much about him. He's been fairly hostile to the United States, Trump began, before going on the offensive. He's going to have himself some big problems if he doesn't wise up, Trump continued. Colombia is producing a lot of drugs. They have cocaine factories. They make cocaine, as you know, and they sell it right into the United States. So he better wise up, or he'll be next."
"The remarks came shortly after Trump addressed a US military operation to seize an oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, in an effort to punish Venezuela and Iran for alleged sanction violations. Trump has long had a rocky relationship with Petro, the first left-wing leader in modern Colombian history. But the Republican president's aggressive comments towards Petro have strained relations with Colombia, which partnered with the US for decades as part of the global war on drugs."
The US president renewed threats against Colombia's president, blaming him for the country's cocaine production and warning he could be the next target of an anti-drug campaign. The remarks occurred at a White House roundtable after a reporter asked about contact with the Colombian leader. The US president described the Colombian leader as fairly hostile and said he would have 'big problems' if he did not 'wise up.' The president accused Colombia of producing and exporting cocaine into the United States. The comments followed a US operation to seize an oil tanker tied to Venezuela and Iran and have strained long-standing bilateral cooperation on counter-narcotics and aid.
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