Trump announces the end of financial support to Colombia and accuses its president of: "Drug baron"
The US President announced Donald Trump Sunday ended financial aid to Colombia, accusing its president, Gustavo Petro, of not Combat drugs.
Trump wrote on his social platform, Truth Social "From now on, these payments, or any other form of payments or assistance, will not be provided" to Colombia, without specifying the payments involved.
He said that his Colombian counterpart "It does nothing to stop" Drug production, he accused him of "A drug baron aggressively encourages mass production of drugs" In his country.
Humanitarian and food programs
Colombia is the Latin country that receives the largest amount of financial aid from the United States, according to US government data, with more than $740 million in 2023.
Half of this funding is allocated to combating drugs, while the rest is allocated mainly to support humanitarian and food programs.
As of September, Bogota is one of the 20 partners of the United States in the fight against drugs, making it eligible for large financial payments.
The largest producer of cocaine
But the White House withdrew its partner status from Colombia, citing the production of "standard" Of cocaine and"Failed attempts" To negotiate with "Terrorist drug groups"
Colombia is the largest producer of cocaine in the world, with a record production of 2,600 tons in 2023, an amount that increased by 53% over the previous year, according to the United Nations.
The Colombian army commander confirmed to Agence France-Presse in September that his country would continue to combat drug trafficking even without the support of the United States.
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