Colombian president rejects Trump threats, says ‘stop slandering me’

African Insider | 05.01.2026 14:31
US forces attacked Caracas in the early hours of Saturday, bombing military targets during a shock snatch-and-grab raid to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro from power and assert Washington’s control over the oil-rich South American nation.Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Sunday Trump made similar threats of military action against Colombia, saying the South American country is “very sick too” and “run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States.””He has cocaine mills and cocaine factories and is not going to be doing it very long,” Trump added.