Trump Says of Cocaine Facilities in Colombia: Petro Better Close Them up Fast

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(Left) U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 20, 2025. (Right) Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov. 19, 2024. Jim Watson, Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump issued a fresh warning that Colombian President Gustavo Petro must curb Colombia’s cocaine production, as U.S. forces ratchet up pressure against neighboring Venezuela over drug trafficking.During a press conference to announce a new U.S. warship program and broader shipbuilding efforts, Trump said Petro “has to watch, because, you know, he’s got drug factories.”

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