This image shows President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro. (Getty Images)
"Petro does nothing to stop it," Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that U.S. payments and subsides aimed at helping Colombia address drug production 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 COLUMBIA," Trump added.
Trump warned that Colombian drugs are "causing death, destruction and havoc" as his administration steps up efforts to tighten the border and fight the nation's ongoing drug epidemic.
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U.S. and Guyanese law enforcement seized approximately 5,200 pounds of cocaine from a self-propelled narco sub operating off the coast of Guyana on March 21, 2024. (U.S. Department of Treasury)
"Criminal proceedings must be opened against those officials who are from the U.S. even if it includes the highest-ranking official who gave the order: President Trump," Petro said during his speech at the U.N. General Assembly.
He added that the boat’s passengers were not members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, as the Trump administration claimed after the first attack.
Amanda covers the intersection of business and geopolitics for Fox News Digital.
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