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Colombian Prez Gives Trump a Taste of His Own Medicine in Long, Bizarre Rant

Gustavo Petro took to X to air his grievances amid a standoff with Donald Trump.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro had some things to say to President Donald Trump as they were deadlocked over the deportation of dozens of migrants on Sunday. In a nearly 700-word Spanish-language rant posted on X, Petro went all the way back to the year 929 as he touched on everything from the history of Colombia to “white farm boys” of America. “Trump, I don’t really like traveling to the U.S.; it’s a bit boring,” he opens, eventually shifting to how he dislikes American oil. “Trump, you’re going to wipe out the human species because of greed,” he went on. “Maybe one day, over a glass of whiskey, which I accept, despite my gastritis, we can talk frankly about this, but it’s difficult because you consider me an inferior race, and I’m not, nor is any Colombian.” Petro said his stubbornness could resist any attempt by Trump to stage a coup with his “economic strength” and “arrogance.” “I will die in my law. I resisted torture and I resist you,” Petro said. “You don’t like our freedom, okay. I don’t shake hands with white slavers.” The entire situation began Sunday when Colombia refused to accept a planeload of migrants deported by the U.S., leading both presidents to declare dueling tariffs on each other. Late Sunday night, however, the White House announced that Petro had agreed to all of Trump’s terms.