Colombia’s Petro promises to defend homeland amid Trump threats
Al Jazeera
Petro criticizes Trump, calling US threats an undue interference in Colombian internal matters under international law.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he would “take up arms” for his country if necessary as the United States issues threats against him and his government.
In a social media post on Monday, Petro, a former leftist fighter, said any violent US intervention in Colombia, such as the kind carried out in Venezuela over the weekend, would provoke a response.
“I swore not to touch a weapon again,” Petro said. “But for the homeland I will take up arms again.”
Petro has emerged as an outspoken critic of US President Donald Trump, who has threatened Colombia with possible military strikes in the name of combating drug trafficking.
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Petro criticizes Trump, calling US threats an undue interference in Colombian internal matters under international law.
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