In the midst of the promotion ceremony of generals at the Santander General School of Police, in Bogotá, the President Gustavo Petro I speak of several issues, among these, about their relationship with the United States government.
The Head of State, in the midst of his speech, hinted that he would not allow the entrance to the country of the Undersecretary of State of the North American country, Christopher Landauwho was invited to the funeral of presidential senator and candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay.
(Further: Petro responded to Trump for including Bogotá among worse places in the world).
“The Undersecretary of State says that it will come tonight, I could prevent it and I have thought about it because it insulted me, but not the same as them. Mr. Landau must pronounce. Says the communist president“, said.
President @Petrogustavo Says That He Could Ban The Entry to Colombia of @DEPUTYSECTATE – “I could do it, i’ve thought about it, scholause I insulted me (…) But i’m not like Them, Mr. Landau Says that i’m a communist, and have to confess that i read marx from cover to cover.” pic.twitter.com/jjbhfvx6qj
– Juan Camilo Merlano (@juancmerlano) August 12, 2025
The same American official confirmed his visit to Colombia in the midst of an interview with Donald Trump, Jr., son of the US president, Donald Trump, stating that “It is very disturbing that conservative right -wing candidates in many countries, including our own country, have been subject to murder attempts“
(You may be interested: ‘Very hard blow’: former government exnegociators with the FARC, after the death of Miguel Uribe).
And he added: “So this is terrible, the senator was talking against the president of Colombia, who was a member of the communist guerrillas and he was attacked a couple of months ago and then died“
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(You may be interested: In the midst of diplomatic tensions, Congressmen from the United States. UU. They will travel to Colombia).
For now, It is still expected that the Undersecretary of the American State arrive in Colombian territory this Tuesday night to attend the Solemn act and of a pronouncement about the security situation of the country in the midst of the presidential pre -campaign.
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