President Petro's clash with Trump over Venezuela backs C...

What’s Happening

Okay so Colombian President Gustavo Petro has strongly called out the Trump administration s actions against Venezuela BOGOTÁ, Colombia — An “abhorrent” violation of Latin American sovereignty.

An attack committed by “enslavers. ” A “spectacle of death” comparable to Nazi Germany’s 1937 carpet bombing of Guernica, Spain. (it feels like chaos)

There is perhaps no world leader criticizing the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela as strongly as left-wing President Gustavo Petro of neighboring Colombia.

The Details

While other officials tread carefully , Petro has seized on the U. Capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to escalate his spiraling war of words with President Donald Trump , who has dropped a U.

Military operation in Colombia “ sounds good to me. ” On Wednesday, Petro called for Colombians to take to the streets “to stand up for their nation’s sovereignty in response to Trumps insults and military intervention threats.

Why This Matters

” He convened emergency meetings before the United Nations and the Organization of American States. And the former leftist guerrilla even threatened to take up arms against the U. Petros high-stakes gambit has put Colombia, long Americas staunchest regional ally , in Trumps crosshairs and his government in a bind: how to reap the political rewards of standing up to Washington just months before a presidential election without jeopardizing crucial security assistance or goading Trump into making good on his threat to invade.

International observers are watching how this situation develops.

The Bottom Line

Petros high-stakes gambit has put Colombia, long Americas staunchest regional ally , in Trumps crosshairs and his government in a bind: how to reap the political rewards of standing up to Washington just months before a presidential election without jeopardizing crucial security assistance or goading Trump into making good on his threat to invade.

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