00:00Over in Colombia, tensions are rising as United States President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro exchange sharp words.
00:09Trump has called his South American counterpart a thug who is making a lot of drugs after Petro threatened to sue him in U.S. courts.
00:18The dispute escalated on Wednesday when Trump announced he was suspending all U.S. military aid to Colombia, accusing the country of involvement in drug trafficking.
00:32Last weekend, Trump also labeled Petro a drug trafficking leader and threatened tariff hikes on Colombian exports.
00:39In response, Petro accused the U.S. president of breaking trade agreements and acting like a king in Latin America.
00:46Bogota has since recalled its ambassador to Washington, with Petro declaring that Colombia will not support any U.S. military intervention in neighboring Venezuela.
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