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White House, Colombia and Donald Trump

Trump calls Colombia’s Petro ‘terrific’ after White House meeting while downplaying past insults

President Donald Trump held a nearly two-hour meeting on Tuesday with his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, that both called friendly — a dramatic about-face from weeks earlier, when Trump accused...

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Colombian president Gustavo Petro to speak after visiting White House

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At White House, Trump Calls Colombia’s Petro ‘Great,’ Defying Expectations

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Colombian president Gustavo Petro calls meeting with Trump 'constructive'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says his White House meeting with Donald Trump had an "optimistic and constructive tone", and that they will work together to combat drug trafficking

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Trump to host Colombia's Petro just weeks after insulting him as a 'sick man' fueling drug trade

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Colombia's Petro travels to Washington for meeting with Trump

Trump and Colombia's Gustavo Petro strike positive tone after a year of sniping at each other

The two leaders have often clashed since Trump returned to office, including after the U.S. seized Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. But their White House meeting appeared to go well.

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Colombian president Gustavo Petro speaks after visiting White House

President Gustavo Petro, a leftist and Trump critic, and President Donald Trump are expected to discuss transnational organised crime and the drug trade.