Trump Invites Colombia’s Petro to White House After First Call of Presidency

Overview

• Trump said preparations are underway for a meeting in Washington with Gustavo Petro, though no date was announced.
• The presidents spoke for the first time since Petro took office, discussing bilateral ties and drug policy as Petro urged a resumption of dialogue.
• A source in Petro’s cabinet told Reuters the conversation was cordial and respectful.
• The outreach followed Trump’s recent suggestion that U.S. military action against Colombia “sounded good” and his repeated drug-trafficking accusations, which have included October sanctions on Petro.
• Trump said logistics are being handled by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Colombian foreign minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio Mapy, while Petro publicly stressed sovereignty and warned that without dialogue “we walk toward war.”