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Colombian President Calls Trump “Barbarian”
(MENAFN) Colombian President Gustavo Petro has criticized the recent US strikes on suspected cartel ships in the Caribbean Sea, coinciding with the Pentagon’s announcement of a new operation targeting drug traffickers.
Historically, Colombia has collaborated closely with the United States on security issues, particularly regarding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s administration and the fight against narcotics.
However, this alignment has shifted somewhat under Petro, a former M-19 Marxist guerrilla, reflecting a change in policy approach.
In a conversation with a news agency, Petro openly criticized US President Donald Trump.
“He’s a barbarian,” Petro said in excerpts broadcast Thursday. “He wants to frighten us,” he added.
The Colombian leader acknowledged that some of the vessels targeted by the strikes might have had connections to cartels.
“Maybe or maybe not. We do not know,” he said, emphasizing that, “According to due process, the civilized treatment of people, they should be seized and detained.”
Petro referred to the casualties as “poor boatmen” employed by cartels. “Then when one of those missiles arrives [it] kills that boatman. It doesn’t kill the drug trafficker,” he explained.
He has previously indicated that some of the victims were regular fishermen with no ties to organized crime.
Historically, Colombia has collaborated closely with the United States on security issues, particularly regarding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s administration and the fight against narcotics.
However, this alignment has shifted somewhat under Petro, a former M-19 Marxist guerrilla, reflecting a change in policy approach.
In a conversation with a news agency, Petro openly criticized US President Donald Trump.
“He’s a barbarian,” Petro said in excerpts broadcast Thursday. “He wants to frighten us,” he added.
The Colombian leader acknowledged that some of the vessels targeted by the strikes might have had connections to cartels.
“Maybe or maybe not. We do not know,” he said, emphasizing that, “According to due process, the civilized treatment of people, they should be seized and detained.”
Petro referred to the casualties as “poor boatmen” employed by cartels. “Then when one of those missiles arrives [it] kills that boatman. It doesn’t kill the drug trafficker,” he explained.
He has previously indicated that some of the victims were regular fishermen with no ties to organized crime.
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