Overview
- Trump said on Truth Social he expects to host Petro at the White House in the first week of February following an hour-long call.
- Petro told CBS his goal is "to stop a world war" and warned Colombia is vulnerable as regional militarization grows after U.S. action in Venezuela that removed President Nicolás Maduro.
- He urged joint operations with Venezuela against drug-trafficking groups and invited interim leader Delcy Rodríguez to cooperate along the border.
- Colombian officials say Petro asked the United States to help "strike hard" at the ELN, which is believed to maintain rear bases inside Venezuela.
- In BBC remarks, Petro argued the U.S. will seek wars while reliant on oil and coal, warned of a "real threat" of U.S. military action against Colombia, and criticized ICE as acting like "Nazi brigades."