Trump Accuses Colombia's Petro Of Drug Trafficking, Plans To Cut US Aid

President Donald Trump has publicly accused Colombian President Gustavo Petro of being an "illegal drug leader" who encourages widespread drug production in Colombia, despite receiving substantial U.S. payments and subsidies. Trump announced on Truth Social that the U.S. will immediately cut off all aid and subsidies to Colombia, calling current payments a "long term rip off of America." He warned that if Petro does not act to shut down drug production areas, the U.S. will intervene militarily to do so, stating "it won’t be done nicely." The tensions escalate amid recent U.S. military strikes in Caribbean waters targeting suspected drug traffickers, which Petro criticized as violations of Colombian sovereignty and blamed the U.S. for the death of a Colombian fisherman. Petro has accused the U.S. of aggression against Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the strained relations between the two nations despite their close commercial and military ties. This conflict underscores ongoing disputes over drug trafficking enforcement and sovereignty between the U.S. and Colombia under President Trump’s administration.