"Donald Trump has escalated tensions between Washington and one of its closest Latin American allies, declaring the US will slash assistance to Colombia and enact tariffs on its exports because its president, Gustavo Petro, does nothing to stop drug production. Trump referred to Petro as an illegal drug leader in a post on the Truth Social platform and warned that Petro better close up drug operations or the United States will close them up for him, and it won't be done nicely."
"Donald Trump accused the Colombian president of being an illegal drug leader and threatened to immediately cut US funding to Colombia as a Republican senator said the US would soon announce major tariffs on the country. In a post on Truth Social, Trump blamed Petro for encouraging the mass production of illegal drugs, saying the leftwing leader does nothing to stop it, despite large-scale payments and subsidies from the US."
Donald Trump declared the United States will slash assistance to Colombia and impose tariffs on its exports, accusing President Gustavo Petro of permitting mass illegal drug production. Trump called Petro an illegal drug leader on Truth Social and warned the United States would close drug operations itself if Petro did not. He told reporters aboard Air Force One that Colombia is a drug-manufacturing machine with a 'lunatic' for a president and said tariffs would be announced soon. The US defence secretary confirmed forces struck a vessel linked to a Colombian leftist rebel group, killing three. Petro rejected the accusations and described himself as the main enemy of drugs.
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