Trump Axes Colombia Aid, Brands President Gustavo | Political News
President Trump on Sunday accused Colombian President Gustavo Petro of being an “illegal drug leader” who encourages large drug manufacturing for the United States market. He promptly announced cutting all subsidies and funds to the South American nation.
Trump, in a clear signal that his administration will have interaction in its struggle on medication against any nations harboring narco-terrorists or selling the exportation of fentanyl and other narcotics, also warned Petro to shut down the “killing fields” throughout Colombia that are producing those medication.
“President Gustavo Petro, of Colombia, is an illegal drug leader strongly encouraging the massive production of drugs, in big and small fields, all over Colombia,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.Â
He referred to the drug commerce as “the biggest business in Colombia” and accused Petro of doing “nothing to stop it.” This, despite “large-scale payments and subsidies from the USA that are nothing more than a long-term rip-off of America.”
“AS OF TODAY, THESE PAYMENTS, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF PAYMENT, OR SUBSIDIES, WILL NO LONGER BE MADE TO COLUMBIA,” he continued.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 19, 2025
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Trump then escalated the warnings to Petro, demanding he shut down the fields before the United States steps in to do it for him. In a method he won’t like.
“The purpose of this drug production is the sale of massive amounts of product into the United States, causing death, destruction, and havoc,” the President wrote.
“Petro, a low-rated and very unpopular leader, with a fresh mouth toward America, better close up these killing fields immediately, or the United States will close them up for him, and it won’t be done nicely.”
Trump’s warning comes after Petro accused the U.S. of committing “murder” following a strike carried out on a boat in Colombian territorial waters back in September.
“US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters,” he wrote on X. “Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade, and his daily activity was fishing.”
Petro alleged that the boat in query “had its distress signal up due to an engine failure” as he demanded “explanations from the US government.”
Funcionarios del gobierno de los EEUU han cometido un asesinato y violado nuestra soberanÃa en aguas territoriales
El pescador Alejandro Carranza no tenÃa vÃnculos con el narco y sus actividad diaria period pescar.
La lancha colombiana estaba la deriva y con la señal de averÃa…
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) October 19, 2025
President Trump on Thursday also announced that a “drug-carrying submarine” had been destroyed someplace in the Caribbean, with two people being killed. One survivor of the defensive strike was repatriated to Colombia.
Trump said army intelligence had confirmed the submarine was getting used by narco-traffickers and “loaded up with mostly fentanyl, and other illegal narcotics.”
“At least 25,000 Americans would die if I allowed this submarine to come ashore. The two surviving terrorists are being returned to their Countries of origin, Ecuador and Colombia, for detention and prosecution,” he reported.
“Under my watch, the United States of America will not tolerate narcoterrorists trafficking illegal drugs, by land or by sea.”
. @POTUS “It was my great honor to destroy a very large DRUG-CARRYING SUBMARINE that was navigating in the direction of the United States on a well-known narcotrafficking transit route. U.S. Intelligence confirmed this vessel was loaded up with largely Fentanyl, and other unlawful narcotics.… pic.twitter.com/0j3sOLNygp
— DOW Rapid Response (@DOWResponse) October 18, 2025
The President earlier this week ramped up threats against Venezuela for their drug-running efforts as nicely. He told reporters that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has “offered everything” to persuade him to back off amid escalating American strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats off his nation’s coast.
“He has offered everything. He’s offered everything. You’re right. You know why?” Trump replied. “Because he would not need to f*** around with the United States.”
Six vaporized vessels (that we all know of) with only two survivors thus far appear to point out Trump could be very critical about following through. Will Petro heed the warnings?
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