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Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
Fri May 19, 2017, 07:47 PM May 2017

Trump ignores Colombias peace process, talks about Venezuela instead


written by Adriaan Alsema May 18, 2017


US President Donald Trump failed to endorse, or even mention Colombia’s peace process in his speech following his first meeting with his counterpart Juan Manuel Santos in what seemed a major breach in a decades-long bilateral alliance.

The Colombian president’s main priorities in the meeting were to get an explicit endorsement of the South American country’s peace process from Trump in order to boost public support, as well as to effect a change in the United States’ drug policy. Trump ignored both issues.

Instead, the US President talked about Venezuela, Colombia’s neighbor, central American criminal groups, and a wall he has promised to build along the US-Mexican border.

Ignoring the armed conflict that has left at least 265,000 Colombians dead and 7 million displaced, Trump went as far as falsely claiming that violence seen in Venezuela had not been seen in the hemisphere in decades.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-santos-donald-trump/
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Trump ignores Colombias peace process, talks about Venezuela instead (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2017 OP
When I saw that I figured he didn't know what country enough May 2017 #1
He probably still doesn't know. Out of all the people in the country, he's the President? WTF. n/t Judi Lynn May 2017 #2
The 800lb Gorilla in the room... GatoGordo May 2017 #3

enough

(13,237 posts)
1. When I saw that I figured he didn't know what country
Fri May 19, 2017, 08:05 PM
May 2017

the head of state he was meeting with came from.

Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
2. He probably still doesn't know. Out of all the people in the country, he's the President? WTF. n/t
Sat May 20, 2017, 03:10 AM
May 2017
 

GatoGordo

(2,412 posts)
3. The 800lb Gorilla in the room...
Thu May 25, 2017, 02:06 PM
May 2017

... is Venezuela. The chaos next door is bleeding over to Colombia, and Colombia is struggling to cope.
My understanding is that Trump did (eventually?) address the Colombian peace process. And while Colombians appreciate any acknowledgement of this process, Colombia is being inundated with ordinary Venezuelan's seeking relief from Maduro's train wreck.

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