Trump calls Petro a ‘drug leader.’ What’s the Colombian leader’s record?

Colombian President Gustavo Petro during a rally in Bogotá, Colombia, Oct. 24, 2025. Petro has mounted vigorous criticism of U.S. boat strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (Nathalia Angarita/The New York Times) By GENEVIEVE GLATSKY Colombia is locked in an escalating dispute with the United States over a series of boat strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific — initially aimed at Venezuela — that Washington claims are targeting drug smugglers. As the feud has intensified,...