Trump invites Colombian president to White House after threatening his country with military strike

[AZProgressive]

Source: NPR

January 8, 2026 2:05 AM ET
By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, saying they had exchanged a friendly phone call and he'd even invited the leader of the South American country to the White House.

"It was a Great Honor to speak with the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who called to explain the situation of drugs and other disagreements that we have had," Trump posted on his social media site. "I appreciated his call and tone, and look forward to meeting him in the near future."

He wrote that the upcoming meeting would take place at the White House.

That came mere days after Trump said in the wake of the U.S. operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend that "Colombia is very sick too" and accused Petro of "making cocaine and selling it to the United States."


Read more: https://www.npr.org/2026/01/08/nx-s1-5670927/trump-colombian-president-white-house

[rampartd]

1. i wonder what petro gave him.

[TexasTowelie]

2. They have some issues to discuss

The U.S. in September had revoked Petro's visa after he joined a pro-Palestinian demonstration in New York following a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly and called on U.S. soldiers to "disobey the orders of Trump."

Petro, who has been a vocal opponent of Israel's war in Gaza, had accused Trump of being "complicit in genocide" in Gaza and called for "criminal proceedings" over U.S. missile attacks on suspected drug-running boats in Caribbean waters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-colombias-petro-hold-phone-call-discuss-disagreements-2026-01-08/

[Polybius]

3. ...

[bobalew]

4. It's just another rung

in his South America shakedown tour.

[Deminpenn]

5. Ain't that the truth

nt

[Bengus81]

11. Trump: One last shot buddy at padding my pocket with a $$billion or more

or you and your country are screwed. And so it shall go in this Authoritarian Dictator Regime formally know as the United States

[MLWR]

6. That will be the meeting to lay out the terms of his extortion.

[WSHazel]

7. He would be an idiot to come here

What would stop Trump from seizing him?

[Zorro]

10. "'Will you walk into my parlour?" said the Spider to the Fly...

[Javaman]

8. I really don't know how the orange asshole gets away with broadcasting porn from the WH

just another sycophant that will give him a verbal blowjob.

[Vinca]

9. Will a Brink's truck be accompanying President Petro's entourage from the airport?

[dlk]

12. Another day, another shakedown

Just like a mob boss.

[Miguelito Loveless]

13. Anyone dumb enough to accept that invitation

deserves to be arrested.

[Martin68]

14. Trump has turned our nation into the neighborhood bully.

[Bayard]

15. The check must have cleared