Just as the Trump administration has affixed its military crosshairs on Venezuelan-backed narco-terrorist groups, could President Donald Trump target Colombia's Leftist President Gustavo Petro, who is said to be aligned with Dictator Nicolas Maduro and the very drug cartels that the U.S. War Department has been destroying?
In an interview with Univision Noticias, President Petro stated that in order to address the needs of millions of Colombians, President Trump needed to be ousted from office.
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R) denounced President Petro's remarks, accusing him of threatening to "overthrow" President Trump.
"Petro threats must be taken seriously, he is a genuine threat to the safety & security of our hemisphere," said Rep. Gimenez.
In response to Gimenez's assertion that Petro wanted to "overthrow" Trump, Petro responded by refuting the allegation, arguing that he did not in any way threaten Trump.
"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," said Petro (Grok translation)
In listening to the interview, Petro does suggest that Trump should be removed.
Gimenez, who recently suggested that Petro could be tied in as an accomplice to the crimes committed by the Maduro regime, was quick to respond to Petro's response, accusing him of abusing drugs, possibly suggesting that he has used the same drugs he is accused of trafficking in.
"Mr. Petro, I don’t know if the drugs you consume have damaged your brain or if it’s the craving for attention that you have," stated Gimemez. "You say one thing and then contradict yourself. You have proven to be quite a clown who has cost the people of #Colombia dearly."
Although Petro has been associated with these violent actions, fellow M-19 members emphasized instead the role that Petro played in community work and creating propaganda. In 1981, at age 21, he was elected ombudsman of Zipaquira, and in 1984, at age 24, he was elected to the city council. Nevertheless, he adopted the nom de guerre Aureliano—borrowed from a character in Marquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude—and his main job with the M-19 was stockpiling stolen weapons.
