The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, stated this Sunday that his American counterpartDonald Trump, “is deluded” when he considers him as “a leader of drug trafficking”, he said that what he has done throughout his career is precisely denounce the drug mafias.
Trump is deceived by his lodges and advisors. The main enemy that drug trafficking had in Colombia was in the 21st century, which revealed its relations with the political power of Colombia. That was me.
I recommend Trump read Colombia well and determine where…
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) October 19, 2025
“Trump is deceived of (sic) his lodges and advisors. The main enemy that drug trafficking had in Colombia, It was in the 21st century that he discovered his relationships with the political power of Colombia. That was me“Petro wrote in X after Trump announced that he was cutting off financial aid to Colombia for its inaction in the fight against drug trafficking.
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The US president today referred to Petro as “a drug trafficking leader who encourages mass drug production, both in large and small fields, throughout Colombia“, in a new chapter of the differences between the two due to Washington’s military deployment in the Caribbean, near Venezuela, where at least six boats supposedly carrying drugs have been sunk, leaving nearly 30 dead.
In Trump’s opinion, drug trafficking is “the biggest business in Colombia and Petro does nothing to stop it” despite US aid, whose payments he said “will stop being made to Colombia” starting today. “I recommend that Trump read Colombia well and determine where the drug traffickers are and where the Democrats are.“Petro responded in his message on X.
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The Colombian president has been repeating for weeks that his government has “reduced the growth rate of coca leaf crops to almost zero“, in response to the Trump Administration’s decision, on September 15, to remove Colombia from the list of countries that produce results in the fight against drugs.
Controversy over attacks on boats in the Caribbean
In addition to the discussions about Colombia’s results against drug trafficking, the relationship between the two countries is has been clouded by Petro’s criticism of the missile attacks against boats that supposedly leave Venezuela loaded with drugs.
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This Saturday, Petro asked the Prosecutor’s Office to “act immediately” before the possibility that an alleged drug boat attacked on September 16 by the US in the Caribbean Sea was Colombianand accused that country of “murder” for the death of a fisherman who was doing his job, whom he identified as “Alejandro Carranza, who has not returned home” in the city of Santa Marta.
“US Government Officials Have Committed Murder and Violated Our Sovereignty in Territorial Waters. The fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to drug trafficking and his daily activity was fishing (…) We await explanations from the US government.“added Petro in another message on X.
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According to the Colombian president, “The US has invaded the national territory” with that attack and “destroyed a family of fishermen in the city that will host the summit of Latin America and Europe,” in reference to the IV Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) to be held on November 9 and 10 in Santa Marta.
EFE
