During an interview with Univision, Colombian President Gustavo Petro threatened to “take out” President Trump after he called Petro “an illegal drug leader.”
There are heightened tensions between the U.S. and Colombia after Trump took out a narco boat, killing a Colombian national who they claim was just a fisherman, but who had a lengthy criminal record.
Colombia has recalled its ambassador to the U.S. and the U.S. State Department has revoked Petro’s visa, primarily owing to the fact that after the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, he went to speak at a pro-Palestinian rally and called on U.S. troops to disobey orders.
During the Univision interview, Petro said that if Trump won’t change, the solution is to “take out Trump,” and loudly snapped his fingers for emphasis.
“Humanity has a first offramp, and it is to change Trump in various ways,” he said in Spanish, adding that “The easiest way may be through Trump himself–the easiest. If not, take out Trump.”
JUST IN: Colombia's President Petro wraps his Univision interview by saying that if @realDonaldTrump won't change, the solution is to "get rid of Trump" pic.twitter.com/JzRYHGPIzX
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) October 21, 2025
The interviewer, who also happens to be the President of Univision remarked afterward “I’m leaving more worried than when I arrived.”
Me voy más preocupado de lo que llegué
— Daniel Coronell (@DCoronell) October 21, 2025
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