Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday that he is ready to “take up arms" against the US after President Trump threatened military action in Colombia.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro taunted U.S. counterparts Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the two parties continue to exchange threats following the capture of Venezuela's
President Donald Trump made a new threat to Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro, saying he could be the next one to fall following the capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that he would be willing to take up arms again if necessary to defend Colombia's sovereignty, responding to what he described as threats from U.S. President
Colombian President Gustavo Petro threatened to "take up arms" against the U.S. following what he described as military action in Venezuela and Trump's warnings about targeting Colombia.
Donald Trump and Colombia's Gustavo Petro held a "cordial" talk amid tensions over the US attack on neighboring Venezuela. Petro has called the attack an "abhorrent" violation of Latin American sovereignty.
President Trump said he spoke by phone with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, signaling a possible easing of tensions days after Trump suggested Colombia could face U.S. military action similar to the operation carried out in Venezuela.
President Trump said he would meet with his Colombian counterpart after a "positive call" between the two leaders who had exchanged threats just days ago over the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has been outspoken about the U.S. capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, with President Donald Trump saying a U.S. military operation in Colombia “sounds good to me.”
President Trump spoke on the phone Wednesday with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, after months of tensions between the two leaders boiled over in recent days.
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