Trump calls Colombia’s president an ‘illegal drug dealer’ and vows to cut US funding

<p>Gustavo Petro says US committed ‘murder’ after a strike on alleged drug boat in territorial waters</p><p>Donald Trump on Sunday accused Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, of being an “illegal drug dealer” and said he would move to immediately cut US funding to the country.</p><p>In a post on Truth Social, Trump blamed the South American leftwing leader for encouraging the mass production of illegal drugs, saying he “does nothing to stop it, despite large-scale payments and subsidies from the US”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/19/trump-colombia-gustavo-petro">Continue reading...</a>