President Donald Trump met for nearly two hours with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House on Tuesday (February 3, 2026), conducting a friendly face-to-face mere weeks after threatening military action against the South American country and accusing the leader of pumping cocaine into the United States.
Mr. Trump said afterwards that he and Mr. Petro had not been "the best of friends," suggesting that he had felt insulted by the President of Colombia because he did not know him and because the two had never met.
Afterwards, he had changed his mind, saying, "We had a very good meeting. I thought he was terrific." Mr. Trump said the pair discussed cooperation in counter-narcotics operations and a number of other topics.
The meeting followed Mr. Trump saying Mr. Petro, who has continued to criticise Mr. Trump and the U.S.
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