President Donald Trump has escalated tensions with Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro following U.S. naval strikes in the Caribbean that Colombia claims killed a fisherman. The U.S. asserts the strikes targeted narco-terrorists, but Petro disputes this, calling the incident a tragic loss for a family. Trump has threatened tariffs and cut aid to Colombia, while the Pentagon maintains the strikes were lawful and necessary.
Colombia’s government says a fisherman killed in a recent U.S. strike near Venezuelan waters was not a drug trafficker — directly challenging Washington’s claim that its growing Caribbean campaign is hitting