TrumpPetro meeting could end in detente or discord with Colombia leader
Feb 03, 2026
Outcome of meeting uncertain as ‘erratic, temperamental’ presidents could be either ‘confrontational’ or amicableOne month ago, a White House meeting between Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, would have been unthinkable.The US raid on Caracas to capture the Venezuela
n leader, Nicolás Maduro, brought already heated relations between them to a boil, with Trump warning the leftist Colombian leader “could be next”, claiming Petro was a “sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States”. Continue reading... ...read more read less