‘Colombia Is Run by a Sick Man’: US President Donald Trump Threatens Military Operation Against Colombia

US President Donald Trump on Sunday, January 4, threatened military action against Colombia’s government, saying ‍that ⁠such an operation “sounds good to me.” When asked, Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, “Colombia is very sick, too, run by a ​sick man, who ‌likes making cocaine and selling it to the ​United States, and he’s not going to be doing it very long,”  ‌in an apparent reference to Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro. Asked directly whether ‌the US would pursue a ‌military operation against the country, Trump answered, “It sounds ‌good to me. Donald Trump Says He Watched Nicolas Maduro ‘Capture’ Live, Calls It ‘Like a Television Show’.

‘Colombia Is Run by a Sick Man’: US President Donald Trump

NOW - Trump says "It sounds good to me," when asked whether there will be a U.S. operation on Columbia. "Colombia is very sick too, run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long, let me tell you." pic.twitter.com/9Rf2lFMm7F

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