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Colombia refutes Trump’s claims of drug trafficking against leader
(MENAFN) Colombia announced on Tuesday that it has formally objected to comments made by US President Donald Trump that accused the country’s leader of involvement in drug trafficking.
According to official statements, Colombia’s foreign minister said a written protest had been delivered to US authorities. During a press briefing, Rosa Villavicencio explained that she planned to meet with the US charge d’Affaires to submit a “(diplomatic) note, rejecting these insults, threats” directed at President Gustavo Petro.
She emphasized that Petro holds office through a democratic mandate and warned that “an offence against the president is an offence to our country and a disregard for all the democratic processes that we have carried out.”
These remarks followed public statements by Trump in which he directly criticized the Colombian president and accused him of drug-related crimes. Speaking to journalists aboard Air Force One, Trump commented that a possible action against Colombia “sounds good to me.”
He went on to describe Colombia as a “very sick” country governed by a “sick man,” and, without presenting evidence, alleged that Petro was involved in “making cocaine and selling it to the United States.” Trump also claimed that Petro “is not going to be doing it very long.”
Colombia’s president has rejected the allegations, stating that he has never participated in drug trafficking.
According to official statements, Colombia’s foreign minister said a written protest had been delivered to US authorities. During a press briefing, Rosa Villavicencio explained that she planned to meet with the US charge d’Affaires to submit a “(diplomatic) note, rejecting these insults, threats” directed at President Gustavo Petro.
She emphasized that Petro holds office through a democratic mandate and warned that “an offence against the president is an offence to our country and a disregard for all the democratic processes that we have carried out.”
These remarks followed public statements by Trump in which he directly criticized the Colombian president and accused him of drug-related crimes. Speaking to journalists aboard Air Force One, Trump commented that a possible action against Colombia “sounds good to me.”
He went on to describe Colombia as a “very sick” country governed by a “sick man,” and, without presenting evidence, alleged that Petro was involved in “making cocaine and selling it to the United States.” Trump also claimed that Petro “is not going to be doing it very long.”
Colombia’s president has rejected the allegations, stating that he has never participated in drug trafficking.
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