Colombia's Petro meets Trump
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President Donald Trump and Colombia's Gustavo Petro meet Tuesday at the White House after a year of diplomatic turmoil, from deportation standoffs to visa revocations and trade tensions.
But it also signaled their desire for not only continued deescalation but cooperation, a stark reversal from the brinksmanship that, at its height following a U.S. military operation in Venezuela, had Trump threatening not just tariffs, sanctions and visa suspensions — but military action against Bogotá.
After a year of insults, threats, tariffs and sanctions, the leaders of the US and Colombia will meet in Washington on Tuesday in an apparent attempt to put their bitter feud behind them.
BOGOTA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro told local radio station Caracol on Tuesday that he and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump had discussed the possibility of exporting Venezuelan gas via Colombia,
Petro Says He Proposed Trump To Change The 'A' In His MAGA Slogan To 'Americas': 'Seems He Liked It'
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he proposed Donald Trump a change in his MAGA slogan to give it a regional approach as tensions between the two thaw following their White House meeting.
TRUMP-PETRO MEETING: President Donald Trump is holding his first meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House. The two leaders are expected to discuss Venezuela, oil and energy, and Colombia’s upcoming presidential elections, the country's former foreign minister and several other sources told NBC News.