"A leftwing South American firebrand calls for his followers to rally in public squares nationwide to defend his country's sovereignty and decry verbal attacks from Donald Trump. The US president accuses the leader of personally flooding American streets with illegal drugs and imposes sanctions against him and his wife. Threats of military action are followed by a phone conversation between the two leaders."
"Despite the parallels, Colombia is not Venezuela, and Petro is no Maduro. While Maduro is widely believed to have stolen last year's election from the opposition, Petro's electoral win in 2022 has never been questioned. Maduro was indicted in a US federal court; Petro has no such charges against him. The deep institutional ties between Colombia and the US military and police forces are unrivalled in Latin America."
Tensions between the United States and Colombia have escalated as President Donald Trump accuses Colombian leader Gustavo Petro of personal involvement in drug trafficking, imposes sanctions, and threatens military measures. Petro, Colombia's first leftwing president, has urged supporters to rally nationwide and warned he would defend the homeland despite a past as a former guerrilla. Comparisons to Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro surface, but Petro's 2022 electoral victory remains unchallenged and he faces no US criminal indictment. Longstanding institutional ties between Colombia and US military and police forces complicate the confrontation and regional dynamics.
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