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The international playing rules seems to have been thrown out the window this weekend.
Ever since the U.S. initiated a military operation in Venezuela and took the Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, captive, the reactions have been whirling around from world leaders all over the globe.
All EU countries, except Hungary, called for restraint by “all actors” in a statement, and the governments of Spain, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay and Colombia said in a statement that the US actions “constitute an extremely dangerous precedent”, according to The Guardian.
Colombia shares a border with Venezuela, and over the weekend, the Colombians sent additional forces to the border between the two countries.
But given U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest remarks, the Colombian government might have to pull those forces back to the capital.
“Colombia is very sick”
BBC reports that Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, said that “Colombia is very sick too, run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the U.S..
When asked whether the U.S. would pursue a military operation in Columbia, Trump said: “It sounds good to me.”
According to The Hindu, the Colombian Pesident, Gustavo Petro reacted to the remarks with a post on X, saying: “Stop slandering me, Mr. Trump.”
Colombian elections coming
In October, Politico reported that Donald Trump threated Petro, saying he is going to be “next” in the White Houses campaign against drug trafficking.
But Trump does not necesarily have to use military force to oust Petro from office, as the Colombians are heading for the voting booths in May 2026 – and Petro is constitutionally barred from running for a second term, meaning that Colombia will get a new national leader no matter what.
Sources: The Guardian, BBC, The Hindu, Politico
