"Critics have raised legal concerns over the strikes, while the administration has released very little information identifying who has been killed beyond saying they are "narco-terrorists." Driving the news: Trump, in a Sunday Truth Social post, wrote that Petro does " nothing to stop" the production of drugs in Colombia, "despite large scale payments and subsidies from the USA that are nothing more than a long term rip off of America.""
"a drop from past years, according to government figures. "AS OF TODAY, THESE PAYMENTS, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF PAYMENT, OR SUBSIDIES, WILL NO LONGER BE MADE TO COLOMBIA," Trump said in his post. He slammed Petro as a "very unpopular leader" with "a fresh mouth toward America" and said he "better close up these killing fields immediately, or the United States will close them up for him, and it won't be done nicely.""
Tensions between the United States and Colombia have escalated amid U.S. deadly maritime strikes in the Caribbean and Colombian claims that citizens were killed. Critics have raised legal concerns about the strikes, while officials have provided scant information beyond labeling those killed as "narco-terrorists." President Trump publicly accused Colombian President Petro of failing to stop drug production, announced an immediate end to U.S. payments or subsidies to Colombia, and threatened further unilateral action. Petro responded by calling Trump rude and ignorant and accused U.S. strikes of killing a lifelong fisherman. U.S. defense officials announced additional strikes as the Pentagon did not immediately comment.
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