From the New York Post: Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro mused about getting “rid of” President Trump in a shocking interview — as a bitter feud over Trump’s crackdown on drugs intensifies.
Over the weekend, Trump threatened to close up the “killing fields” in Colombia and announced he was slashing US subsidies for the Latin American country after Petro accused the US of “murder” over a Sept. 15 attack against an alleged drug boat.
“Humanity has a first offramp, it is to choose to change Trump in various ways,” Petro told Univision’s Daniel Coronell, per a translation, when asked about his goal of getting the best possible negotiation for his country.
“The easiest way may be through Trump himself,” Petro added. “If not — get rid of Trump,” he continued, snapping his fingers dramatically.
Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (R-Fla.) blasted Petro, sharing a video of his comments, and writing, “BREAKING In an interview with @UniNoticias, Colombia’s narcoterrorist-in-chief, Gustavo Petro, has just threatened to “overthrow” President Trump. Petro threats must be taken seriously, he is a genuine threat to the safety & security of our hemisphere.”
Petro then tried to defend himself, claiming, “I did not threaten Trump, I only said that Trump should change his heart, from defending death policies in the world like the genocide in Palestine, to life policies. If there is no such change, then the American people themselves will change Trump, because one cannot go toward general suicide.”
Yo no amenazó a Trump, solo dije que Trump cambie su corazón, de defender políticas de muerte en el mundo como el genocidio en Palestina, por políticas de vida. Si no hay ese cambio pues el propio pueblo de los EEUU cambiará a Trump, porque no se puede ir al suicidio general. https://t.co/0OiXJt23L6
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) October 21, 2025
President Trump had blasted out the following fiery statement on Sunday:
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. It has become the biggest business in Colombia, by far, and Petro does nothing to stop it, 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 COLOMBIA. The purpose of this drug production is the sale of massive amounts of product into the United States, causing death, destruction, and havoc.
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. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President Donald J. Trump
READ MORE from the New York Post.
Days earlier, Petro had raged against the United States and accused the U.S. of “murder” for blowing the drug cartel boats out of the water. Petro claimed they were just fishing.
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