Colombian president and Trump put aside insults for amicable White House meeting
Leaders had been trading hostile remarks for months but Gustavo Petro’s visit ended with warm words from US counterpartAfter months of trading insults – from “sick man” and “drug trafficking leader” on one side, to “accomplice to genocide” with a “senile brain” on the other –...
<p>Leaders had been trading hostile remarks for months but Gustavo Petro’s visit ended with warm words from US counterpart</p><p>After months of trading insults – from “sick man” and “drug trafficking leader” on one side, to “accomplice to genocide” with a “senile brain” on the other – the first meeting between Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro ended with pleasantries, autographs and a Maga cap.</p><p>The Colombian president was received by his US counterpart for a closed-door meeting at the White House, with no press access.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/03/colombian-president-and-trump-put-aside-insults-for-amicable-white-house-meeting">Continue reading...</a>
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