After the meeting this Tuesday (3), in the Oval Office of the White House, the leaders classified the meeting as ‘positive’ in separate statements
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said he is “working” with his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, to combat drug trafficking. The leaders met this Tuesday (3), in the Oval Office of the White House. Later, in an interview with journalists, the Republican reported that they discussed sanctions and “other matters” at the meeting.
With Petro, there was no traditional rite for welcoming world leaders. According to information from the portal g1the Trump administration said that the Colombian president’s visit to the White House was not a state visit in the strict sense. Therefore, the press was not present during the meeting, nor were interviews with journalists after the meeting. The leaders made separate statements, but did not detail the issues discussed, nor whether they reached concrete agreements.
At an event at the White House, the Republican classified the meeting as “very good”. “He and I weren’t exactly the best of friends, but I didn’t feel insulted, because I had never met him, I didn’t know him at all, and we got along really well,” Trump said.
Similarly, speaking to journalists at the Colombian Embassy in Washington, Petro stated that the meeting was “very positive” with an “optimistic and constructive tone”. Later, in an interview with Colombian radio Snailthe South American president said he did not notice “contradictions” between his ideas and those of Trump.
Petro also stated that the Republican asked for help in capturing the main drug traffickers, while he asked Trump to mediate the diplomatic issues between Colombia and Ecuador, whose president, Daniel Noboa, is an ally of the North American. According to the Colombian, the head of the White House agreed to call the Ecuadorian leader.
Trump and Petro have had a troubled relationship with several barbed troops since the beginning of the Republican’s second term, in January 2025. The crisis between the leaders began when the president of Colombia prevented the arrival of flights from the United States with deported immigrants. In response, . Tensions increased with the US military advance in the Caribbean. In September, and a fisherman died.
