United States President Donald Trump has renewed his threats against his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, warning that the South American leader could be the next target for his anti-drug campaign.On Wednesday, at a White House roundtable with business leaders, one reporter asked Trump if he had spoken to Petro. That touched off a fiery response from the Republican leader.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“I haven’t really thought too much about him. He’s been fairly hostile to the United States,” Trump began, before going on the offensive.“He’s going to have himself some big problems if he doesn’t wise up,” Trump continued.“Colombia is producing a lot of drugs. They have cocaine factories. They make cocaine, as you know, and they sell it right into the United States. So he better wise up, or he’ll be next. He’ll be next. I hope he’s listening. He’s going to be next because we don’t like people when they kill people.”The remarks came shortly after Trump addressed a US military operation to seize an oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, in an effort to punish Venezuela and Iran for alleged sanction violations.Trump has long had a rocky relationship with Petro, the first left-wing leader in modern Colombian history.But the Republican president’s aggressive comments towards Petro have strained relations with Colombia, which partnered with the US for decades as part of the global “war on drugs”. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has had …
