Trump warns Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro he will ‘be next’ amid drug-trafficking rift

President Donald Trump revealed Colombia's president could be targeted in the same way as Venezuelan President Nicol s Maduro amid a growing rift between the two leaders over the export of illegal drugs to the United States and its military presence in the region Trump was speaking with reporters in the Oval Office when he was inquired about Colombian President Gustavo Petro who has been a vocal critic of U S military strikes on suspected drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Trump was inquired whether he had spoken with Petro whom he has called an illegal drug dealer as he previously did with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum TRUMP SAYS US WILL BEGIN STOPPING VENEZUELAN DRUG TRAFFICKERS BY LAND 'GOING TO START VERY SOON' He's been fairly hostile to the United States Trump stated I haven't given him a lot of thought He's going to have himself selected big problems if he doesn't wise up he added He better wise up or he'll be next I hope he's listening He's going to be next Trump noted that Colombia is a major drug producer and helps import narcotics into the U S TRUMP DOUBLES DOWN ON COLOMBIA CRACKDOWN CALLS PETRO A LUNATIC Petro has been a fierce critic of Trump amid the strikes in the Caribbean In November he called Trump a barbarian days after ordering his country s guard forces to stop sharing intelligence with the U S until Washington halts its military operations in the region On Sunday Petro declared multiple of the people killed during the U S strikes were poor fishermen particular who out of necessity make short cocaine trips for the narcos He further criticized Trump for issuing a pardon to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hern ndez who was sentenced to years last year for helping move tons of cocaine into the U S The U S is mistaking its allies Its allies cannot be the narcos Petro wrote