President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning that Colombian President Gustavo Petro must curb Colombia’s cocaine production, as U.S. forces ratchet up pressure against neighboring Venezuela over drug trafficking.
During a press conference to announce a new U.S. warship program and broader shipbuilding efforts, Trump said Petro “has to watch, because, you know, he’s got drug factories.”
“They make cocaine in Colombia. And he’s no friend of the United States,” Trump added of his Colombian counterpart.
Petro and Trump have traded barbs in recent months, as U.S. forces have amassed in the waters around South America and have conducted numerous lethal attacks on drug boats in the region….
Trump Says of Cocaine Facilities in Colombia: Petro ‘Better Close Them Up Fast’
