Trump: We are ready for a mission to Colombia. Colombian president reacts

2026-01-05 07:56:27Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Trump: We are ready for a mission to Colombia. Colombian president reacts
Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening, declared that the US is "in charge" of Venezuela following the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.

Among other things, he underlined that the US had prepared for further military action in Venezuela, but so far it had not been necessary, adding that this could change "if they do not behave properly."

During this interview, Trump also warned his counterpart, Gustavo Petro, that he would send "an American mission" to his country similar to the one that attacked several areas of Venezuela and led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

"Colombia is being ruled by a sick man and he won't be around for much longer," Trump said.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday rejected threats and accusations from his US counterpart Donald Trump, who continues to accuse him of drug trafficking.

"My name does not appear in the court files for drug trafficking. Stop slandering me, Trump," the Colombian president wrote via X.

Colombia's social democratic president has sharply criticized the military operation in Venezuela ordered by the Trump administration. He accused the United States of carrying out an "unjustified" kidnapping of his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro.

The Venezuelan president was captured by US special forces in Caracas after a series of bombings.

After telling Petros the day before yesterday that he would do well to "take care of himself," Trump yesterday described his Colombian counterpart as a "sick man" who likes to "take cocaine" and "sell it in the United States."

Colombia's Foreign Ministry described the US president's threats as "unacceptable interference" in the country's internal affairs and demanded "respect".

Since Trump's second term began in January 2025, the two leaders have repeatedly fired shots at each other over immigration policy, tariffs, drug trafficking...

The relationship between the two countries, historically key partners on a military and economic level in the region, is now at an all-time low.


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