Trump called the Colombian president crazy

On October 20, US President Donald Trump called Colombian President Gustavo Petro crazy and said that the country was out of control due to the alleged mass production of drugs.

"Colombia is out of control, and now they have the worst president they've ever had. He is a madman who has a lot of problems, mental disorders," he told reporters.

In his speech, Trump also accused Bogota of allegedly mass-producing and exporting cocaine, stressing that the United States "is not going to participate in this." According to the American leader, even under the previous leadership, the situation in Colombia with drug trafficking was problematic, but now allegedly "everything has reached a new level."

"Colombia is a drug production machine, and we are not going to participate in this. That's why we're going to give up all the money we give them," Trump stressed.

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The day before, Trump demanded that Colombian President Gustavo Petro immediately stop drug production in the country, otherwise the United States would "do it for him." According to him, the Colombian leader encourages the mass production of prohibited goods "on large and small plantations throughout the country."

At the same time, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (listed as a terrorist and extremist in Russia) wrote on a social network that Trump would soon announce the introduction of significant trade duties on imports from Colombia. Graham claims that the duties are related to Colombia's alleged support for drug trafficking.

On October 18, Petro announced a US strike on a civilian boat allegedly linked to drug trafficking. According to him, a civilian ship was sunk, resulting in the death of a Colombian sailor.

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