Overview
- Speaking aboard Air Force One, President Donald Trump said a U.S. operation targeting Colombia "sounds good to me" and called President Gustavo Petro a "sick man" who "likes making cocaine."
- Trump reiterated allegations that Colombia hosts cocaine production facilities and warned Petro after days of public clashes over regional drug policy.
- Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores were flown to the United States and face charges in New York that include narco‑terrorism, cocaine importation conspiracy and weapons offenses, with an indictment alleging collaboration with FARC, ELN, Sinaloa and Los Zetas.
- Gustavo Petro condemned the Venezuela raid as an assault on sovereignty, convened a national security meeting and deployed forces to the Colombia–Venezuela border while urging U.N. action.
- An emergency U.N. Security Council session is scheduled for Monday, and Trump has said the United States would temporarily take control of Venezuela while also asserting that Cuba "looks ready to fall" and pressing Mexico over cartels.