Generally, President Gustavo Petro writes long messages on his X account to refer to different issues in the country or to express positions. However, when responding to the president of the United States, Donald Trump, he preferred to be cautious and post a short text in which he made a recommendation."I recommend that Trump read Colombia carefully and determine where the drug traffickers are and where the Democrats are," said the Colombian president. Trump is deceived by his lodges and advisors. The main enemy that drug trafficking had in Colombia was the one in the 21st century who discovered its relations with the political power of Colombia. That was me. I recommend that Trump read Colombia carefully and determine where... — Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) October 19, 2025
"Trump is deceived by his lodges and advisors. The main enemy that drug trafficking had in Colombia, in the 21st century, was the one who exposed its ties to the Colombian political establishment. That was me," he reiterated.
In another post, responding to presidential candidate Vicky Dávila, who published Trump's accusations against the Colombian president, Petro replied:"Trying to promote peace in Colombia is not the same as being a drug trafficker."
Trying to promote peace in Colombia is not being a drug trafficker. https://t.co/7GLibb20ks
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) October 19, 2025
Those two messages were the only ones Petro posted on his X account to respond to Trump, who accused him of being the leader of drug trafficking in Colombia.
“Colombian President Gustavo Petro is a drug trafficking leader who fuels massive drug production, both in large and small fields, throughout Colombia,” Trump said.
The US president asserted that drug trafficking has become "Colombia's biggest business" and stated that "Petro does nothing to stop it, despite large-scale payments and subsidies from the US."
The Colombian government insists that drug trafficking has been severely impacted since 2022 and that this administration has seen the highest number of seizures. However, the reality is that production has also grown significantly, and this may be one of the reasons why the"blows" the executive branch has dealt are so numerous.
