BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday dismissed the U.S. decision to revoke his visa and accused Washington of violating international law over his criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza.The U.S.
By Diego Mendoza, Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — The United States announced it would cancel the visa of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro on Friday, after he publicly called on its soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump, further straining relations between Washington and Bogota.
The State Department announced it was revoking a visa for Colombia President Gustavo Petro after he participated in a New York protest where he called on American soldiers to disobey President Trump's orders.
The Trump administration revoked Colombian President Gustavo Petro's U.S. visa for allegedly urging soldiers to disobey orders during a demonstration in New York City.
The left-wing Colombian president is a critic of Trump and vocally opposes Israel's operation in Gaza. Petro is in New York for the UN General Assembly and had called on US soldiers to disobey Trump.
The U.S. State Department announced it would rescind the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro after he urged American soldiers to defy orders from President Donald Trump and compared Israel’s military actions in Gaza to the Holocaust during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in New York City.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro slammed the Trump administration for revoking his visa after he publicly called on U.S. soldiers to disobey the president
The State Department plans to revoke the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro after he called on US troops to “disobey” President Trump during a NYC protest with Roger Waters.
(Reuters) -The United States will revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro's visa because he "urged U.S. soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence" in New York on Friday, the State Department said.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday dismissed the U.S. decision to revoke his visa and accused Washington of violating international law over his criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza.
During a protest Friday over the war in Gaza, he said “I ask all the soldiers of the United States' army, don't point your rifles against humanity" and “disobey the orders of Trump.”
State department said it would revoke Petro’s visa after he joined a pro-Palestinian rally in New York, where he called for US soldiers to ‘disobey’ Trump
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