Trump Axes Colombia Aid, Brands President Gustavo Petro ‘Drug Leader’—Next Move ‘Won’t Be Done Nicely’
- Trump accuses Colombia’s president of enabling mass drug production and halts U.S. payments.
- The administration warns it will act if Colombia won’t shut down fentanyl and narcotics production.
- Petro has accused the U.S. of “murder” after a maritime strike, escalating tensions.
- Washington says it destroyed a drug-carrying submarine and will not tolerate narcoterrorists.
President Trump publicly accused Colombian President Gustavo Petro of actively encouraging drug production that floods the United States and announced an immediate cutoff of subsidies and payments. This move is framed as part of a broader, uncompromising push to stop fentanyl and other illegal narcotics at their source. The message from the administration is blunt: stop it or face consequences.
“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. He called the trade “the biggest business in Colombia” and said U.S. funds have been “nothing more than a long-term rip-off of America.” The administration says taxpayer dollars will no longer bankroll nations that export death to American streets.
“AS OF TODAY, THESE PAYMENTS, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF PAYMENT, OR SUBSIDIES, WILL NO LONGER BE MADE TO COLUMBIA,” the president declared, cutting straight to action instead of diplomatic niceties.
The president escalated the warning: “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. He added starkly, “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.” That tone signals a willingness to use forceful measures to stop the flow.
Petro has fired back, accusing the U.S. of wrongdoing after a September strike in Colombian waters, and prompting a diplomatic clash. He wrote on X, “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.”
Washington also announced the destruction of a “drug-carrying submarine” in the Caribbean and said intelligence tied it to narco-traffickers. Trump said military intelligence confirmed the vessel was “loaded up with mostly fentanyl, and other illegal narcotics.” He warned, “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.” The administration is signaling patience has run out and is prioritizing American lives over diplomatic caution.
The president has made similar, blunt points about Venezuela, arguing that leaders there know the consequences and “doesn’t want to f*** around with the United States.” He doubled down publicly that the U.S. will pursue narco-traffickers relentlessly. For Republicans and many Americans, decisive action against fentanyl networks is overdue and necessary.
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