Trump, Colombia and Petro
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Gustavo Petro’s government orders the return of Daniel García-Peña to Bogotá, following the recent clash with the Trump administration
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced he was cutting all federal funding to Colombia amid a deepening row between the right-wing populist American leader and socialist President Gustavo Petro.
Colombia's foreign ministry said early on Monday the country has recalled its ambassador from the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on Colombia and stop all payments to the South American nation,
President Petro’s climate agenda endeared him abroad but not at home, where political rivals want to resume drilling and start fracking.