Petro to Trump: You Are Brazen and Unfamiliar with Colombia!
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, quoting Mehr News Agency and Al Mayadeen, Colombian President Gustavo Petro responded to a derogatory message from U.S. President Donald Trump, who labeled him a “leader of illegal drugs” and a “disreputable and highly unpopular figure.” Petro addressed Trump by saying, “Colombia has never been disrespectful toward America, but you are brazen and do not know Colombia.”
Petro further told Trump, “I am not a businessman like you. I am a socialist who believes in aid,public welfare,and the common interests of humanity.”
The Colombian president added that he advises Trump to study Colombia carefully and distinguish between drug traffickers’ positions and those of Democrats.
“The biggest enemy of drug trafficking in this country in the 21st century was someone who exposed its ties with political power in Colombia - that is me,” he said.
Gustavo Petro emphasized that Trump has been misled by his party and advisers.
The Colombian defense minister also stated that any statement against President Petro insults all Colombians. He emphasized that their president is committed to eradicating drug trafficking. Colombia stands firm with absolute dedication to rooting out narcotics trafficking.
It should be noted that after President petro reported the killing of a Colombian fisherman by the U.S. military and demanded an explanation from Washington, the U.S. president threatened to halt budgetary payments or subsidies to Colombia as-he claimed-the country’s president “does nothing” to stop drug production.
