After Maduro seized, Trump warns Colombian president to ‘watch his ass’

Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks through a megaphone at an anti-Israel rally in New York, September 26, 2025. (Screen capture: MinCultura Colombia via X)
Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks through a megaphone at an anti-Israel rally in New York, September 26, 2025. (Screen capture: MinCultura Colombia via X)

US President Donald Trump says that his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro — with whom he has sparred in recent months — should “watch his ass” after the US military operation to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

“He’s making cocaine and they’re sending it into the United States, so he does have to watch his ass,” Trump tells a press conference.

Petro described Washington’s actions as an “assault on the sovereignty” of Latin America and said they would result in a humanitarian crisis.

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